Svetlana Petcherskaia

Svetlana Petcherskaia
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville 15 km individual
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Feistritz an der Drau Team event
Gold medal – first place 1989 Feistritz an der Drau 3 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1990 Minsk 15 km individual
Gold medal – first place 1990 Oslo Team event
Gold medal – first place 1990 Oslo 3 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1991 Lahti Team event
Gold medal – first place 1991 Lahti 3 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1990 Oslo 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 1991 Lahti 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 1992 Novosibirsk Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Feistritz an der Drau 15 km individual

Svetlana Vladimirovna Petcherskaia (Russian: Светлана Владимировна Печёрская); (née Davidova), born 14 November 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91 season she won the overall world cup. In 1990 she became world champion in the 15 km. During her career she won a total of 7 gold medals at World Championships, together with 3 silver medals and 1 bronze.