Olga Zaitseva

Olga Zaitseva
Zaitseva at an awards ceremony in the Kremlin in 2010
Personal information
Full nameOlga Alekseyevna Zaitseva
Nickname"Bunny" (Russian: Зайка)
Born (1978-05-16) 16 May 1978
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Websitewww.zajceva.ru
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDynamo Moscow, CSKA Moscow
World Cup debut12 February 2000
Retired24 January 2015
Olympic Games
Teams4 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals8 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons12 (1999/00,
2001/02–2005/06,
2008/09–2013/14)
Individual races174
All races208
Individual victories12
All victories26
Individual podiums37
All podiums60
Discipline titles1:
1 Mass start (2004–05)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2006 Turin4 × 6 km relay
2010 Vancouver4 × 6 km relay
2010 Vancouver12.5 km mass start
Disqualified2014 Sochi4 × 6 km relay
World Championships
2005 Hochfilzen4 × 6 km relay
2009 Pyeongchang12.5 km mass start
2009 Pyeongchang4 × 6 km relay
2005 Hochfilzen7.5 km sprint
2005 Khanty-MansiyskMixed relay
2005 Hochfilzen10 km pursuit
2009 Pyeongchang7.5 km sprint
2009 Pyeongchang10 km pursuit
Junior World Championships
1998 Jericho/ValcartierTeam
1998 Jericho/ValcartierIndividual

Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva (Russian: Ольга Алексеевна Зайцева; born 16 May 1978) is a former Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994. After not competing in the 2014–15 season, Zaitseva announced her retirement on 24 January 2015. Shortly afterwards she announced that she had been appointed as caretaker head coach of the Russian biathlon team.