Olga Zaitseva

Olga Zaitseva
Zaitseva at an awards ceremony in the Kremlin in 2010
Personal information
Full nameOlga Alekseyevna Zaitseva
Nickname"Bunny" (Russian: Зайка)
Born (1978-05-16) 16 May 1978 (age 46)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Websitewww.zajceva.ru
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDynamo Moscow, CSKA Moscow[1]
World Cup debut12 February 2000
Retired24 January 2015
Olympic Games
Teams4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)[1]
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals8 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 (1999/00,
2001/02–2005/06,
2008/09–2013/14)
Individual races174
All races208
Individual victories12
All victories26
Individual podiums37
All podiums60
Discipline titles1:
1 Mass start (2004–05)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver 12.5 km mass start
Disqualified 2014 Sochi 4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hochfilzen 4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pyeongchang 12.5 km mass start
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2005 Hochfilzen 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hochfilzen 10 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pyeongchang 7.5 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pyeongchang 10 km pursuit
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Jericho/Valcartier Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Jericho/Valcartier Individual

Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva (Russian: Ольга Алексеевна Зайцева; born 16 May 1978) is a former Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994. After not competing in the 2014–15 season, Zaitseva announced her retirement on 24 January 2015.[2] Shortly afterwards she announced that she had been appointed as caretaker head coach of the Russian biathlon team.[3]

  1. ^ a b Olga Zaytseva. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Paone, Francesco (24 January 2015). "Olga Zaitseva back on his feet and decides to retire". Snowalps. Neve Italia. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ Rogovitskiy, Dmitriy (30 January 2015). Grohmann, Karolos (ed.). "Olympic champion Zaitseva named Russia caretaker coach". reuters.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.