Natalia Vladimirovna Guseva (Russian: Ната́лья Влади́мировна Гу́сева; born 12 September 1982 in Tikhvin, Russian SFSR), née Sorokina (Сорокина), is a Russian female biathlete who lives in Saint Petersburg. Besides her biathlon career, she is a professional soldier, and as such represents the Russian Army sports club.
Career highlights
Major championships:
- Guseva has one World Championship medal: the bronze in the Sprint event of the 2007 World Championships in Antholz, Italy. In the same Championships, she got three other top-10 placements: 4th place in the Pursuit, 4th in the Mass start, and 7th in the Relay.
- In the 2004 World Championships in Oberhof, Germany, Guseva finished 10th in the Pursuit, and 7th in the Mass start.
- In her first Winter Olympics, the 2006 OWG in Torino, she took part in the Mass start event, where she finished 24th.[1]
Biathlon World Cup:
- Guseva has one BWC race victory, the Sprint in Antholz in the 2003-04 season.
- She has one second place, in the Mass start at the same BWC meet.
- She has two third places: the Individual competition in Hochfilzen in the 2005-06 season, and the Sprint in Antholz in the 2006-07 season, the same Sprint as the World Championship one where she got her bronze medal.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nataliya Guseva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
Full name: Nataliya Vladimirovna Guseva (-Sorokina) / Original name: Наталья Владимировна Гусева (-Сорокина)
External links
- Natalia Sorokina at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Natalia Sorokina at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Natalia Sorokina at former IBU website at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 March 2016)
- Natalia Guseva at Olympics.com
- Nataliya Guseva at Olympedia
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