Natalya Otchenash (Ukrainian: Наталія Отченаш, romanizedNatalya Otchenash, née Natalya Burdyga (Ukrainian: Наталія Леонідівна Бурдига, romanizedNatalya Leonidivna Burdyga; born 26 October 1983),[1] is a retired Russian-Ukrainian biathlete. In May 2015 she decided to retire,[2] but in December 2015 she came back and performed at the Biathlon World Cup Stage #1 in Sweden. This was her last season - after it she announced about retirement due to family reasons.[3]

Natalya Otchenash
Born (1983-10-26) 26 October 1983 (age 41)
Chaykovsky, Russia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Ski clubDynamo, Kharkiv
World Cup career
Seasons2001–2009 (for Russia)
2010–2016 (for Ukraine)
Podiums1
Wins0
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Ukraine
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Otepää Relay
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Forni Avoltri Junior sprint
Gold medal – first place 2003 Forni Avoltri Junior pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2003 Forni Avoltri Junior 3 x 6 km Relay
Gold medal – first place 2004 Minsk Junior 3 x 6 km Relay
Silver medal – second place 2004 Minsk Junior individual
Updated on May 13, 2016.

Personal life

edit

Since April 2017, Natalya Otčenáš has been married to former Slovak biathlete Martin Otčenáš.

Performances

edit
Level Year Event IN SP PU MS RL MRL
Representing   Russia
EBCH 2003   Forni Avoltri, Italy 1 1 1
JBWCH 2004   Maurienne, France 40 16 DNS
EBCH 2004   Minsk, Belarus 2 4 4 1
EBCH 2009   Ufa, Russia 17 9 13
Representing   Ukraine
BWCH 2011   Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 18
BWCH 2012   Ruhpolding, Germany 12 49 DNS 6 14
BWCH 2013   Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic 9
OLY 2014   Sochi, Russia 7
EBCH 2015   Otepää, Estonia 20 1

World Cup

edit

Podiums

edit
Season Place Competition Placement
Representing   Ukraine
2011–12   Kontiolahti, Finland Mixed relay 2
2014–15   Antholz, Italy Relay 3
2015–16   Presque Isle, United States Relay 2

Positions

edit
Season Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass starts TOTAL
Representing   Russia
2009–10 40 82 58 64
Representing   Ukraine
2010–11 37 52 33 45
2011–12 18 23 22 25 21
2012–13 49 46 43 49
2013–14 51 43 45 26 38
2014–15 57 42 41 34 43

References

edit
  1. ^ "BURDYGA Natalya personal data, photos". Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Natalya Burdyga finished her career
  3. ^ Биатлонистка Наталья Бурдыга завершила карьеру
edit