Kaija Parve
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Full name | Kaija Parve-Helinurm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1964-06-14) 14 June 1964 (age 60) Tallinn, Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 1984-88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on April 1, 2012. |
Kaija Parve-Helinurm (born 14 June 1964, in Tallinn) is a former and so far most successful Estonian biathlete.[1] She used to be a cross-country skier (became Estonian champion in 1983), but after hearing that there was a possibility to participate in World Championships, Parve switched to biathlon. After spending 7 years with Soviet biathlon team, she retired in 1990 due to pregnancy and getting married. In 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, women's biathlon was held for the first time. The contestants, who won medals, had been beaten by Kaija with several minutes just few years earlier.
References
- ^ Kaija Parve ei taha kuidagi ajaloo hämarusest esile trügida Õhtuleht (2008-03-03) (in Estonian)
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Preceded by | Estonian Sportswoman of the Year 1985 – 1986 | Succeeded by |
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- 1984: Venera Chernyshova
- 1985: Kaija Parve
- 1986: Eva Korpela
- 1987: Sanna Grønlid
- 1988: Anne Elvebakk
- 1989: Petra Schaaf
- 1990: Svetlana Davidova
- 1991: Petra Schaaf
- 1993: Petra Schaaf
- 1995: Corinne Niogret
- 1996: Emmanuelle Claret
- 1997: Magdalena Forsberg
- 1999: Olena Zubrilova
- 2000: Corinne Niogret
- 2001: Magdalena Forsberg
- 2003: Kateřina Holubcová
- 2004: Olga Pyleva
- 2005: Andrea Henkel
- 2007: Linda Grubben
- 2008: Ekaterina Iourieva
- 2009: Kati Wilhelm
- 2011: Helena Ekholm
- 2012: Tora Berger
- 2013: Tora Berger
- 2015: Ekaterina Yurlova
- 2016: Marie Dorin Habert
- 2017: Laura Dahlmeier
- 2019: Hanna Öberg
- 2020: Dorothea Wierer
- 2021: Markéta Davidová
- 2023: Hanna Öberg
- 2024: Lisa Vittozzi
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