Iryna Taranenko-Terelya

Iryna Leonidivna Taranenko-Terelya (Ukrainian: Ірина Леонідівна Тараненко-Тереля, born March 31, 1966) is a former Ukrainian cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau. She was the first woman to represent Ukraine at the Olympics.^[1]

Iryna Taranenko-Terelya

Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
	1999 Ramsau	15 km combined pursuit
Winter Universiade
	1993 Zakopane	Relay

Taranenko's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 4th twice at Nagano in 1998 (5 km + 10 km combined pursuit, 15 km). She also earned seven individual career victories from 1996 to 2000.