Olena Yuriyivna Iurkovska ( Ukrainian: Олена Юріївна Юрковська, born 27 September 1983) [1] is a cross-country skier and biathlete from Ukraine, and a five time Paralympic Champion. She has competed at every Winter Paralympic Games since 2002, winning a total of five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals up to 2010. [2] She also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, as a member of the Ukrainian volleyball team. [2] [3]
Iurkovska was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine in April 2006. [4] [5] She won the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award in 2006.
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Full name | Olena Yuriyivna Iurkovska or Olena Yuriyivna Yurkovska (see Romanization of Ukrainian) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kolomyia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 27 September 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olena Yuriyivna Iurkovska ( Ukrainian: Олена Юріївна Юрковська, born 27 September 1983) [1] is a cross-country skier and biathlete from Ukraine, and a five time Paralympic Champion. She has competed at every Winter Paralympic Games since 2002, winning a total of five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals up to 2010. [2] She also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, as a member of the Ukrainian volleyball team. [2] [3]
Iurkovska was awarded the title Hero of Ukraine in April 2006. [4] [5] She won the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award in 2006.