Galina Kukleva

Galina Alekseyevna Kukleva or Koukleva (Russian: Галина Алексеевна Куклева, born 21 November 1972) is a retired Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Winter Olympics she won a gold medal in the 7.5 km sprint, and was a part of the team that won a silver medal in the relay. Four years later at the 2002 Winter Olympics she was a part of the team that won a bronze medal. In the World Championships she earned a silver medal in the mass start from 2000, in addition to five relay medals (gold in 2000, 2001 and 2003, silver in 1999 and bronze in 1997). She won 9 world cup competitions by the end of her career.

Galina Kukleva

Personal information
Born	21 November 1972 (1972-11-21) (age 47) Ishimbay, Bashkortostan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Rosneft Sportsclub
Medal record Representing  Russia Olympic Games 1998 Nagano 7.5 km sprint 1998 Nagano 4 × 7.5 km relay 2002 Salt Lake City 4 × 7.5 km relay World Championships 2000 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 6 km relay 1999 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay 2000 Oslo 12.5 km mass start 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 7.5 km relay

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Galina Kukleva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
• Old IBU profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 March 2016)
• Galina Kukleva at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU