Ekaterina Iourieva

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Medal record
Ekaterina Iourieva
Competitor for Russia
Women's biathlon
World Championships
Gold	2008 Östersund	15 km individual
Silver	2008 Östersund	10 km pursuit
Bronze	2008 Östersund	12.5 km mass start

Ekaterina Valeryevna Iourieva (Russian: Екатерина Валерьевна Юрьева; born June 11, 1983 in Chaykovsky, Perm Krai) is a Russian biathlete and 2008 world champion in the 15 km individual.

[edit] Career

In January 2005, she first appeared in the Biathlon World Cup but did not become a regular member of the Russian team before the 2006/07 season, which she finished 13th in overall standings. In December 2007, she scored her first World Cup victory in a 15 km individual in Pokljuka, Slovenia.

She was very successful at the World Championships 2008 in Östersund, Sweden, where she became world champion in the 15 km individual and won the silver medal in the 10 km pursuit and the bronze medal in the 12.5 km mass start.