Iryna PETRENKO

Ukraine

Biathlon

Date of Birth: 4 Jul 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Place of birth: MOKHNATIN

Birth Country:

Ukraine

Residence: CHERNIHIV

Residence Country:

Ukraine

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Biathlon	Women's 15km Individual	11
	Women's 7.5km Sprint	40
	Women's 10km Pursuit	55
	Women's 4x6km Relay UKR Ukraine	7

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 15km Individual	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 7.5km Sprint	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 10km Pursuit	Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre	Women's 4x6km Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Mixed 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
11	Women's 4 × 6 kilometres Relay	2018	PyeongChang, KOR
73	Women's 7.5 kilometres Sprint	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

Previous names:

nee Varvynets

Hobbies:

Music, books.

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Studies Physical Education at Chernihiv Collegium (UKR).

Family:

Husband, Oleksii Petrenko. One son (born March 2020).

Languages spoken:

Ukrainian, Russian

Club name:

Armed Forces Sports Society, Chernihiv Region

Coach:

National: Uros Velepec (SLO), Aleksandr Kravchenko (UKR)
Personal: Oleksii Petrenko (UKR)

Sporting relatives:

Husband Oleksii Petrenko (Biathlon): Represented Ukraine at two Youth/Junior World Championships (2011, 2013), and two Junior European Championships (2012-13). Later became a youth coach.

Debut:

2014 World Cup in Antholz (Sprint - 60th)

Injuries:

December 2021: Illness accompanied by coughing. Returned mid-January 2022 at the Ruhpolding World Cup.

2018-20: Missed two full seasons due to knee problems and subsequent pregnancy and childbirth. After that, she fell on her coccyx and broke a finger.

September 2012: Concussion and broke a collarbone, when she was hit by a car while training. Returned two months later.

National team:

2011

Start:

Took up the sport in 2006.

Training:

Returning to training after childbirth. "I had very light training when the baby was two months old, and somewhere in June I tried to do more serious work, but some questions arose. I fell down the stairs onto my coccyx, which caused me to drop out of the training regimen for almost a month. Then, when the pain gradually began to go away, I broke my finger on my hand." (sport.ua, 5 Jan 2021)

Memorable:

Winning relay silver at the 2017 World Championships in Hochfilzen.

Hero:

Biathlete Marie-Dorin Habert (FRA), PyeongChang 2018 Olympic mixed relay gold medallist and five-time world champion.

Award:

Order of Princess Olga II degree (2021)
Order of Princess Olga III degree (2018)
Chernihiv region Best Athlete (2016)
Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine

General Interest

BEST SHOOTER
Was the most accurate shooter (91.8%) among both male and female biathletes for the 2016/17 World Cup season.

COMEBACK AFTER CHILDBIRTH
"To be honest, it is very difficult both mentally and physically. It was especially difficult to take the first steps on my return, but now I have already entered the right rhythm, and I want to say that I feel quite well." (sport.ua, 5 Jan 2021)

Milestones

Three consecutive World Championship appearances (2015-17), finishing the relay in the top-five on each occasion, including winning a silver medal in 2017 alongside Iryna Merkushyna, Yuliia Dzhima and Olena Pidhrushna.

Five World Cup podiums (all in relays), with her only victory coming in January 2016 at the Ruhpolding relay. Achieved her best individual result in February 2015, when she finished seventh at the Oslo individual.

Three-time European Championship gold medallist, winning two titles in 2018 (sprint, mixed relay).

Won three consecutive relay medals at the Youth/Junior World Championships (2011-13).

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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