Desislava Stoyanova (Bulgarian: Десислава Стоянова); born 10 April 1992) is a retired Bulgarian biathlete. She was born in Berkovitsa.[1] She competed at six Biathlon World Championships between 2011 and 2017, and at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. Her best individual result in the Biathlon World Cup is a 22nd place in the sprint. Her best individual result at the World Championships is 38th in the sprint at the Biathlon World Championships 2015. Her best Olympic individual result is the 61st place in the sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2] She is engaged to fellow biathlete Dimitar Gerdzhikov from whom she has one child.[3]
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
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| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 Sochi
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72nd | 61st | — | — | — | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang
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79th | 76th | — | — | 16th | — |
World Championships
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| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
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— | 95th | — | — | 12th | 24th | |
 2012 Ruhpolding
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79th | 94th | — | — | 17th | — | |
 2013 Nové Město
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108th | 88th | — | — | LAP | — | |
 2015 Kontiolahti
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98th | 37th | 45th | — | 23rd | 18th | |
 2016 Oslo
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55th | 56th | 49th | — | 20th | 16th | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
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88th | 70th | — | — | 22nd | 17th | |
 2019 Östersund
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72nd | 79th | — | — | 20th | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
References
edit- ^ "Desislava Stoyanova - Player Profile - Biathlon". Eurosport. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Desislava STOYANOVA - Olympic Biathlon | Bulgaria". International Olympic Committee. 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Десислава Стоянова и Димитър Герджиков станаха родители на момиченце". 23 December 2019.
External links
edit- Desislava Stoyanova at IBU
- Desislava Stoyanova at FIS (cross-country)
- Desislava Stoyanova at Olympics.com
- Desislava Stoyanova at Olympedia
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