Ekaterina Stefanova Dafovska (Bulgarian: Екатерина Стефанова Дафовска; born 28 November 1975 in Chepelare, Bulgaria)[1] is a Bulgarian former biathlete. She took up the biathlon in 1990. She made the national team in 1993 and came in 29th in the 15-kilometer competition at the Lillehammer Olympics the following year.[2] She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[3][4] As of 2023, her gold medal is the only one won by a Bulgarian at a Winter Olympic Games.

Ekaterina Dafovska

Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 15 km individual
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 15 km individual

Dafovska is an administrator from Chepelare.[2]

Biathlon Results

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Olympic Games

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1 medal (1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
  1994 Lillehammer 29th 13th
  1998 Nagano Gold 29th 16th
  2002 Salt Lake City 5th 10th 15th 4th
  2006 Turin 11th 33rd 28th 8th 8th

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*Pursuit was first added in 2002, mass start in 2006.

World Championships

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2 medals (0 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Team
  1995 Anterholt[6] Bronze 31st 7th
  1997 Brezno-Osrblie[7] Bronze 5th 19th 11th 8th
  1999 Kohtilanti[8] 14th 14th 9th
  1999 Oslo[9] 10th 6th
  2001 Pokljuka[10] 18th 18th 10th 18th 6th
  2002 Oslo[11] 4th
  2003 Khanty-Mansisyk[12] 8th 29th 25th 11th 7th
  2004 Oberhof[13] 17th 21st 16th 6th 6th
  2005 Hochfilzen[14] 5th 12th 22nd 8th
*Team was removed as an event in 1998 and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass relay first being added in 1999.

World Cup

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Season Overall
1993-94 38th
1994-95 25th
1995-96 47th
1996-97 17th
1997-98 16th
1998-99 11th
2000-01 19th
2001-02 11th
2002-03 4th
2003-04 14th
2004-05 21st
2005-06 27th

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Individual Victories

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4 victories {1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2002-03
4 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu)
22 December 2002   Brezno-Osrblie 10km Pursuit[16] Biathlon World Cup
8 January 2003   Oberhof 7.5km Sprint[17] Biathlon World Cup
19 January 2003   Ruhpolding 10km Pursuit[18] Biathlon World Cup
23 January 2003   Antholz-Anterselva 15km Individual[19] Biathlon World Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Olympedia – Ekaterina Dafovska". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ^ a b Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Dafovska, Ekaterina (c. 1976—)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14.
  3. ^ "THE XVIII WINTER GAMES: ROUNDUP; Hackl Aims For 3d Gold In the Luge - New York Times". The New York Times. Germany; Nagano (Japan). 1998-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  4. ^ [1] Archived May 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Olympedia – Ekaterina Dafovska". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  6. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1994/1995 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  7. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1996/1997 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  8. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1998/1999 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  9. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1998/1999 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  10. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2000/2001 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  11. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2001/2002 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  12. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2002/2003 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  13. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2003/2004 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  14. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2004/2005 - Results Women". The-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  15. ^ "Athlete Statistics - Ekaterina Dafovksa". real biathlon. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  16. ^ "World Cup, Women 10 km Pursuit, Osrblie". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  17. ^ "World Cup, Women 7.5 Km Sprint, Oberhof". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  18. ^ "World Cup, Women 10 km Pursuit, Ruhpolding". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  19. ^ "World Cup, Women 15 km Individual, Antholz-Anterselva". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.