Olena Pidhrushna
- January 9, 2024
- Biathlete
Quick Facts
Olena Pidhrushna Biography
| Name | Olena Pidhrushna |
| Birthday | Jan 9 |
| Birth Year | 1987 |
| Place Of Birth | Legnica |
| Birth Country | Poland |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Spouse | Olexiy Kayda |
Olena Pidhrushna is one of the most popular and richest Biathlete who was born on January 9, 1987 in Legnica, Poland. Olena Pidhrushna (Ukrainian: Olena Mikhailivna Pidgrushna , Olena Myxajlivna Pidhrusna born on September 9, 1987) is an Ukrainian biathlete. She is an Olympic as well as World champion, as well as multiple medalists in various competitive events of the highest level. Pidhrushna is thought to be among the most effective winter sports athletes in Ukraine. She is a resident of Ternopil.
The 2012-13 season was her most successful seasons. In the initial sprint race of the season, on the 1st of December 2012 Olena placed third at Ostersund, Sweden, and was second in the chase in Italian Antholz-Anterselva on January 1, 2013. Then, later on Pidhrushna had a hat-trick gold medals in the 2013 Biathlon World Championships. There, she was awarded the gold medal in the sprint. She also made up the female relay team, which was awarded silver, and also won bronze in the race. She was named Ukraine’s top athlete of 2013. The season ended with her finishing 8th in the World Cup general classification.
Pidhrushna married Oleksiy Kayda on 26 May 2013. Kayda is a member of Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) for the party Svoboda. According to Pidhrushna her husband was attacked in December 2013 by “provocateurs” during the Euromaidan demonstrations. In October 2016 she declared that they divorced.
2013–14 season started for her quite successfully with one podium in January. Together with Juliya Dzhyma, Valj Semerenko and Vita Semerenko she won the gold medal in the Women’s relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. Pidhrushna took a break in her sport career at the end of the 2013–14 season, and was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the Ukrainian government. But on 30 November 2014, she gave an interview for biathlon.com.ua, in which she stated: “I took break in my sport career for a decree only. I can’t do anything before the time the child will be born… so I must do something… I want fans to understand my decision and wait. I hope to be back in future, after the child will be born…” So she returned in November
- Unfortunately her attempts to have a child were then unsuccessful. Later she divorced with her husband.
She was a representative of Ukraine in Ukraine’s participation at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Her highest score at the Games was a 12th place finish in the mass beginning.
Olena Pidhrushna Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Biathlete |
| House | Living in own house. |
Olena Pidhrushna is one of the richest Biathlete from Poland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Olena Pidhrushna 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Her first international contests were her 2005 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Monthey, Switzerland, where she was awarded two bronze medals. She also won the in 2005, she competed at the Biathlon Youth World Championships held in Kontiolahti, Finland. The following season, she was not able to compete international competitions, but on March 2007 she made her debut at the Biathlon World Cup, placing 44th in the sprint event on Lahti, Finland. She was in the national team for all three final World Cup stages that season but she didn’t earn any points. It was not possible for her to earn an allotted quota for the national team during the 2007-08 season. She was competing in Biathlon European Championships as well as junior competitions.
In the 2008-09 season, she regularly participated in relay teams. On 7 January 2009 she was part of the winning relay team from German Oberhof.
During the awarding ceremony after her victory in women’s relay in Hochfilzen on 8 December 2013, she and other Ukrainian biathletes shouted “For Maidan”. Pidhrushna gained at a news conference after her women’s relay victory at the 2014 Winter Olympics a minute’s silence in memory of the people who died in Kiev in the February 2014 Euromaidan riots.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight | 67 kg |
Olena Pidhrushna height 5 ft 9 in Olena weight 67 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Olena Pidhrushna Dating?
According to our records, Olena Pidhrushna married to Olexiy Kayda. As of December 1, 2023, Olena Pidhrushna’s is not dating anyone.
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