Galina Kukleva
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| Born | 21 November 1972 Ishimbay, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 July 2026 (aged 53) Tyumen, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rosneft Sportsclub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Galina Alekseyevna Kukleva (Russian: Галина Алексеевна Куклева, 21 November 1972 – 14 July 2026) was a Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics she won a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint, and was a part of the team that won a silver medal in the relay. Four years later at the 2002 Winter Olympics she was a part of the team that won a bronze medal. In the World Championships she earned a silver medal in the mass start from 2000, in addition to five relay medals (gold in 2000, 2001 and 2003, silver in 1999 and bronze in 1997). She won 9 world cup competitions by the end of her career.
Kukleva died of cancer in Tyumen, on 14 July 2026, at the age of 53.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "«Великий человек, великая спортсменка». Умерла чемпионка ОИ Куклева". ТАСС (in Russian). 14 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Выиграла Олимпиаду в Нагано, утверждала, что Пихлера заслали в Россию конкуренты. Кто такая биатлонистка Галина Куклева, которая ушла из жизни (in Russian)
Sources
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Galina Kukleva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- Old IBU profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 March 2016)
- Galina Kukleva at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Galina Kukleva at IBU BiathlonResults.com
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- People from Ishimbay
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- Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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- Tyumen State University alumni
- Sportspeople from Bashkortostan
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