| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Ukraine | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1999 Ramsau | 15 km combined pursuit |
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]
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.
References
- ↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
External links
- Iryna Taranenko-Terelya at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Iryna Taranenko-Terelia at Sports-reference.com
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