Irina Starykh

Irina Aleksandrovna Starykh (Russian: Ирина Александровна Старых; born 26 August 1987) is a Russian biathlete.

Irina Starykh

Open European Championships Biathlon 2017, Individual Women's race, held on January 25th.
Personal information
Born	26 August 1987 (1987-08-26) (age 37) Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Professional information
World Cup debut	1 March 2013
World Championships
Teams	2 (2017, 2019)
World Cup
Seasons	5 (2012/13, 2013/14, 2016/17 –)
Individual podiums	2
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing  Russia Youth World Championships 2006 Presque Isle 10 km individual 2006 Presque Isle 6 km sprint 2006 Presque Isle 3 × 6 km relay 2005 Kontiolahti 3 × 6 km relay European Championships 2013 Bansko Sprint 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Individual 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Pursuit 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Mixed relay 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój Sprint Winter Universiade 2009 Harbin Mixed relay

Career

She won the gold medal in the sprint competition at the 2013 European Championships.

Starykh was seen as a medal hope for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but was withdrawn from the team after she failed a doping test.^[1]

She was disqualified for doping for three years since 23 December 2013.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2017 Hochfilzen	42nd	24th	4th	15th	10th	—	—
2019 Östersund	—	44th	45th	—	—	—	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.