Svetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova (Bashkir: Светлана Ирек ҡыҙы Ишморатова, Russian: Светлана Ирековна Ишмуратова) (born 20 April 1972) is a Russian biathlete. She lives in Chelyabinsk and is a soldier by profession.
 Svetlana Ishmouratova in Turin 2006 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's biathlon | ||
Representing  Russia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2006 Turin | 15 km individual |
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2006 Turin | 4 × 6 km relay |
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2002 Salt Lake City | 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| World Championships | ||
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1998 Hochfilzen | Team event |
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2001 Pokljuka | 4 × 7.5 km relay |
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2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 4 × 6 km relay |
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2005 Hochfilzen | 4 × 6 km relay |
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2005 Khanty-Mansiysk | Mixed relay |
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2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 12.5 km mass start |
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2004 Oberhof | 4 × 6 km relay |
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2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km pursuit |
Ishmouratova won the gold in the women's 15 km individual contest at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[1]
Biography
editSvetlana Irekovna Ishmouratova was born on 20 April 1972 in Zlatoust. She is of Tatar-Bashkir origin.[2] Svetlana graduated from the Trade Secondary School of Zlatoust and then the State Academy of Physical Education. In 1991, Ishmouratova became the USSR junior champion in individual race and the champion in senior team race. In 1996, she started once in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup but was accused of doping and disqualified for two years. That was the end of her skiing career.
She began participating in biathlons at the age of 24 in 1996. Her coach was Alexander Brylov.[3] In the 1995/96 season, she debuted in the Biathlon World Cup and took 27th place in the sprint race.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, she became a bronze medalist in the relay. Four years later, she won two gold medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the individual race and relay. Besides that, she has six World Champion titles (in summer and winter biathlon).
Ishmouratova is a five-time world champion - in the relay (2001, 2003 and 2005), mixed relay (2005), and team race (1998). Winner of two silver medals (mass start, 2003, relay, 2004) and one bronze (pursuit, 2003). Two-time world champion in summer biathlon (1999). Her best result in the World Cup was 6th place in 2000 and 2006.
On 2 December 2007, Ishmouratova was elected to the 6th State Duma as a member of the United Russia party.
Ishmouratova has the military rank of Colonel of the Russian Armed Forces. By the decision of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, in February 2016, she was appointed deputy head of CSKA Moscow (FAI RF CSKA) for work with personnel.
Record
editSource:[4]
Olympic Games
edit| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
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 2002 Salt Lake City
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8th | 9th | 15th | — | Bronze |
 2006 Turin
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Gold | 10th | 4th | 12th | Gold |
- *Mass start was first added in 2006.
World Championships
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| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1996 Rupholding
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— | 27th | — | — | — | — | — |
 1998 Hochfilzen
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— | — | — | — | Gold | — | — |
 1999 Kontiolahti
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— | 24th | 28th | — | — | — | — |
 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen
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54th | 4th | 25th | 9th | — | — | — |
 2001 Pokljuka
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— | 15th | 16th | 12th | — | Gold | — |
| 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk
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— | 4th | Bronze | Silver | — | Gold | — |
| 2004 Oberhof
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— | 9th | 5th | DNF | — | Silver | — |
| 2005 Hochfilzen
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10th | — | — | 11th | — | Gold | — |
| 2005 Khanty-Mansiysk
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— | — | — | — | — | — | Gold |
- *Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.
References
edit- ^ "FACTBOX-Olympics-Thursday's gold medal events in Vancouver". Reuters. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ^ "Турин 2006: Светлана Ишмуратова «Мучаюсь от бессонницы»" [Turin 2006: Svetlana Ishmuratova "I suffer from insomnia"] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
- ^ "Брылов Александр Алексеевич" [Brylov Alexander Alekseevich] (in Russian). chel-portal.ru. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ^ "IBU DATACENTER". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.