Olga Medvedtseva facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Olga Medvedtseva
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Full name	Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva
Born	(1975-07-07) July 7, 1975 (age 49) Borodino, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian SFSR Soviet Union
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Ski club	CSKA Moscow
World Cup career
Seasons	2000-2010
Individual wins	10
Indiv. podiums	37
Medal record Representing  Russia Women's biathlon Olympic Games Gold 2002 Salt Lake City 10 km pursuit Gold 2010 Vancouver 4 × 6 km relay Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay Disqualified 2006 Turin 15 km individual World Championships Gold 2000 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay Gold 2004 Oberhof 15 km individual Gold 2005 Hochfilzen 4 × 6 km relay Gold 2005 Khanty-Mansiysk Mixed relay Gold 2009 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay Silver 2002 Oslo 12.5 km mass start Silver 2004 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay Bronze 2005 Hochfilzen 12.5 km mass start Women's cross-country skiing Junior World Championships Gold 1993 Harrachov 4 × 5 km relay Gold 1995 Gällivare 4 × 5 km relay Silver 1994 Breitenwang 15 km freestyle Bronze 1994 Breitenwang 5 km classical Bronze 1995 Gällivare 5 km classical
Updated on January 23, 2010.

Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva (born July 7, 1975) is a famous former Russian biathlete. Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.

Olga Medvedtseva has won many medals in her career. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, she won a gold medal in the 10 km pursuit event. She also earned a bronze medal in the team relay race. Later, at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she won her second Olympic gold medal in a relay event.

She also achieved success at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition in 2004–05, winning both the sprint and pursuit events. Olga Medvedtseva retired from the sport after the 2009–10 season.

Olympic Games: A Look at Her Medals

Olga Medvedtseva competed in several Winter Olympics. Here's a summary of her performances:

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay
2002 Salt Lake City	4th	8th	Gold	N/A	Bronze
2006 Torino	DSQ (2nd)	―	―	―	―
2010 Vancouver	21st	22nd	20th	4th	Gold

World Championships: Her Achievements

Olga Medvedtseva also had great success at the Biathlon World Championships. She won many gold, silver, and bronze medals there.

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay	Mixed Relay
2000 Holmenkollen	11th	—	—	11th	Gold	N/A
2001 Pokljuka	13th	7th	4th	7th	Gold
2002 Holmenkollen	N/A			Silver	N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	―	36th	30th	14th	—
2004 Oberhof	Gold	45th	24th	24th	Silver
2005 Hochfilzen	6th	6th	4th	Bronze	Gold	Gold
2009 Pyeongchang	19th	21st	14th	9th	Gold	―

Disqualification at the 2006 Olympics

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Olga Medvedtseva initially won a silver medal in the 15 km individual race. However, she was later disqualified from the competition. This happened because she failed a drug test, meaning she had a banned substance in her system. As a result, she was removed from the games and her medal was taken away. She was also banned from competing for two years.

It was stated that she took an over-the-counter medication for an ankle injury. This medication was prescribed by her personal doctor, not the team doctor, and it contained a substance that was not allowed in sports.

See also

• Russia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences