Natalia Vladimirovna Guseva (Russian: Ната́лья Влади́мировна Гу́сева; born 12 September 1982 in Tikhvin, Russian SFSR), née Sorokina (Сорокина), is a Russian female biathlete who lives in Saint Petersburg. Besides her biathlon career, she is a professional soldier, and as such represents the Russian Army sports club.

Natalia Guseva
Guseva in Khanty-Mansiysk, 2007
Personal information
Native nameНаталья Владимировна Гусева (-Сорокина)
Full nameNataliya Vladimirovna Guseva (-Sorokina)
NationalityRussian
Born12 September 1982 (1982-09-12) (age 42)
Tikhvin, Russian SFSR
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antholz 7.5 km sprint
Natalia Guseva; shot in Khanty-Mansyisk

Career highlights

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Major championships:

Biathlon World Cup:

  • Guseva has one BWC race victory, the Sprint in Antholz in the 2003-04 season.
  • She has one second place, in the Mass start at the same BWC meet.
  • She has two third places: the Individual competition in Hochfilzen in the 2005-06 season, and the Sprint in Antholz in the 2006-07 season, the same Sprint as the World Championship one where she got her bronze medal.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nataliya Guseva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Full name: Nataliya Vladimirovna Guseva (-Sorokina) / Original name: Наталья Владимировна Гусева (-Сорокина)
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