Natalya Otchenash

Natalya Otchenash (Ukrainian: Наталія Отченаш, romanized: Natalya Otchenash, née Natalya Burdyga (Ukrainian: Наталія Леонідівна Бурдига, romanized: Natalya Leonidivna Burdyga; born 26 October 1983),^[1] is a retired Russian-Ukrainian biathlete. In May 2015 she decided to retire,^[2] but in December 2015 she came back and performed at the Biathlon World Cup Stage #1 in Sweden. This was her last season - after it she announced about retirement due to family reasons.^[3]

Natalya Otchenash
Born	(1983-10-26) 26 October 1983 (age 41) Chaykovsky, Russia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Ski club	Dynamo, Kharkiv
World Cup career
Seasons	2001–2009 (for Russia) 2010–2016 (for Ukraine)
Indiv. podiums	1
Indiv. wins	0
Medal record Women's biathlon Representing  Ukraine European Championships 2015 Otepää Relay Representing  Russia European Championships 2003 Forni Avoltri Junior sprint 2003 Forni Avoltri Junior pursuit 2003 Forni Avoltri Junior 3 x 6 km Relay 2004 Minsk Junior 3 x 6 km Relay 2004 Minsk Junior individual
Updated on May 13, 2016.

Personal life

Since April 2017, Natalya Otčenáš has been married to former Slovak biathlete Martin Otčenáš.

Performances

Level	Year	Event	IN	SP	PU	MS	RL	MRL
Representing  Russia
EBCH	2003	Forni Avoltri, Italy		1	1		1
JBWCH	2004	Maurienne, France	40	16	DNS
EBCH	2004	Minsk, Belarus	2	4	4		1
EBCH	2009	Ufa, Russia	17	9	13
Representing  Ukraine
BWCH	2011	Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia	18
BWCH	2012	Ruhpolding, Germany	12	49	DNS		6	14
BWCH	2013	Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic						9
OLY	2014	Sochi, Russia						7
EBCH	2015	Otepää, Estonia		20			1

World Cup

Podiums

Season	Place	Competition	Placement
Representing  Ukraine
2011–12	Kontiolahti, Finland	Mixed relay	2
2014–15	Antholz, Italy	Relay	3
2015–16	Presque Isle, United States	Relay	2

Positions

Season	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass starts	TOTAL
Representing  Russia
2009–10	40	82	58		64
Representing  Ukraine
2010–11	37	52	33		45
2011–12	18	23	22	25	21
2012–13		49	46	43	49
2013–14	51	43	45	26	38
2014–15	57	42	41	34	43