Pyleva, Olga (1975–)

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Pyleva, Olga (1975–)

Russian biathlete. Born July 7, 1975, in Borodino, near Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

Competed at Nagano Olympics with the Russian cross country team (1998); won a gold medal for 10 km pursuit and a bronze medal for 4 × 7.5 km relay at Salt Lake City Olympics (2002); at World Cup, placed 1st as Startskier (2002).

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