Dzinara Smolskaya (née Dzinara Talhatauna Alimbekava, Kazakh: Динара Талғатқызы Әлімбекова, romanized: Dinara Talğatkyzy Älimbekova, born 5 January 1996) is a Kazakhstan-born Belarusian biathlete. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2018 Olympics.[1] Alimbekava won her first IBU World Cup competition (a sprint) in Hochfilzen, Austria, in December 2020, and finished as the Under-25 Cup leader for the 2020-21 World Cup season.[2]
 Alimbekava at the 2018 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Динара Талғатқызы Әлімбекова | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Dzinara Talhatauna Alimbekava | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Belarusian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1996 Abay, Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alimbekava was born in Kazakhstan to a Kazakh father and a Belarusian mother.[3] When she was three years old, her family moved to Belarus, where her younger brother Zhenya was born. Dzinara is professionally trained in piano and skates and practices snowboarding in her free time.[4]
In October 2022, Alimbekava revealed, via her Instagram account, that she had married fellow biathlete Anton Smolski on 10 January that year.[5] She now competes under the name Dzinara Smolskaya.[6]
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
edit1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 2018 Pyeongchang
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56th | — | — | — | Gold | — |
 2022 Beijing
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5th | 15th | 19th | 12th | 13th | 6th |
World Championships
edit0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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 2019 Östersund
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85th | 13th | 35th | — | 11th | — | — |
 2020 Antholz
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— | 72nd | — | — | 13th | — | — |
 2021 Pokljuka
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17th | 40th | 21st | 26th | 4th | 14th | — |
- *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.
World Cup
editIndividual podiums
edit- 1 victories (1 Sp)
- 6 podiums (1 Sp, 3 Pu, 2 Ms)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place |
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| 1 | 2020–21 | 11 December 2020 |  Hochfilzen
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World Cup | Sprint | 1st |
| 2 | 13 December 2020 | Hochfilzen
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World Cup | Pursuit | 2nd | |
| 3 | 13 March 2021 |  Nové Město na Moravě
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World Cup | Pursuit | 2nd | |
| 4 | 21 March 2021 | Östersund
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World Cup | Mass Start | 2nd | |
| 5 | 2021–22 | 9 January 2022 |  Oberhof
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World Cup | Pursuit | 3rd |
| 6 | 23 January 2022 | Antholz-Anterselva
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World Cup | Mass Start | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ Dzinara Alimbekava. biathlonresults.com
- ^ "5 things we learned in the 2020/21 season". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "(interview with mother in Russian)". kp.by.
- ^ "От пианистки до биатлонистки. История Динары Алимбековой (interview in Russian)". krayavidy.by.
- ^ "«Начинается новая глава моей жизни». Знаменитая биатлонная пара наконец-то сыграла свадьбу" [“A new chapter of my life begins.” The famous biathlon couple finally got married]. championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Belarusian biathlete Dzinara Alimbekava is now Dzinara Smolskaya". belta.by. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
External links
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- Dzinara Smolskaya at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Dzinara Smolskaya at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Dzinara Alimbekava at the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
- Dzinara Alimbekava at Olympedia
- Alimbekava at Olympics.com
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