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Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||
Born | 20 March 1990 | ||||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||
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Yolaine Oddou (born 20 March 1990[1] in Apprieu, France[2]) is a French-Canadian biathlete who won Canada's woman biathlete of the year (the Myriam Bedard award) in 2009,[2] after winning the junior championships bronze medal and placing 11th in the sprint and 6th in the pursuit for biathlon.[3]
She has competed in the IBU Cup[4] and the World Championships and has been part of Canada's National Development Team for biathlon.[5]
Oddou, who moved to Canada with her family from France in 1999,[2] first tried biathlon while skiing at the Castor Kanik club in Valcatier.[6]
She studied sports at Cégep Garneau. She lives in Haute-Saint-Charles, Quebec.[7]