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Elena Khrustaleva

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Elena Khrustaleva, born on 28 September 1980 in Krasnoyarsk, is a former biathlete who represented Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan in different periods of her career. She won junior European and junior world medals in 2000 and then competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics for Belarus. She switched back to Russia for the 2003-04 season, won individual gold at the 2003 European Championships and relay gold with Russia in 2005. She changed to Kazakhstan for the 2006-07 season. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver she won the silver medal in the individual race, which remains both Kazakhstan's and Asia's only Olympic medal in biathlon.

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1980 1
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Biathlon, Sports
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Kazakhstani (since 2006) biathlete
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1. Elena Khrustaleva (Wikipedia)
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    (born 28 September 1980, in Krasnoyarsk)
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    Kazakhstani (since 2006) biathlete
  • Plays: Biathlon, Lead, sport
    Kazakhstani (since 2006) biathlete
  • Competed In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Lead, 2010 Olympics
    She won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
  • Competed In: 2002 Winter Olympics, Career, 2002 Olympics
    At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Khrustaleva managed 33rd place in the sprint
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