Ekaterina Dafovska

Bulgarian biathlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Quick facts Medal record, Women's biathlon ...
Ekaterina Dafovska

Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Nagano15 km individual
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Antholz-Anterselva15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place1997 Brezno-Osrblie15 km individual
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She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[3][4] She was named the 1998 Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year. She was also named the 1998 BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year.[5] As of 2026, her gold medal is the only one won by a Bulgarian at a Winter Olympic Games.

Dafovska is an administrator from Chepelare.[2]

Biathlon Results

Olympic Games

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

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
Norway 1994 Lillehammer N/a 29th N/a N/a 13th
Japan 1998 Nagano Gold 29th N/a N/a 16th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 5th 10th 15th N/a 4th
Italy 2006 Turin 11th 33rd 28th 8th 8th
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*Pursuit was first added in 2002, mass start in 2006.

World Championships

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

More information Event, Individual ...
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Team
Italy 1995 Anterholt[7] Bronze 31st N/a 7th N/a N/a
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie[8] Bronze 5th 19th 11th N/a 8th
Finland 1999 Kohtilanti[9] N/a 14th 14th N/a 9th N/a
Norway 1999 Oslo[10] 10th N/a N/a 6th N/a N/a
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka[11] 18th 18th 10th 18th 6th N/a
Norway 2002 Oslo[12] N/a N/a N/a 4th N/a N/a
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansisyk[13] 8th 29th 25th 11th 7th N/a
Germany 2004 Oberhof[14] 17th 21st 16th 6th 6th N/a
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen[15] 5th N/a 12th 22nd 8th N/a
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*Team was removed as an event in 1998 and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass relay first being added in 1999.

World Cup

More information Season, Overall ...
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

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

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Season Date Location Discipline Level
2002-03
4 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu)
22 December 2002 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 10km Pursuit[17] Biathlon World Cup
8 January 2003 Germany Oberhof 7.5km Sprint[18] Biathlon World Cup
19 January 2003 Germany Ruhpolding 10km Pursuit[19] Biathlon World Cup
23 January 2003 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 15km Individual[20] Biathlon World Cup
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