Yolaine Oddou

Yolaine Oddou (born 20 March 1990[1] in Apprieu, France[2]) is a French-Canadian biathlete who won Canada's woman biathlete of the year (the Myriam Bedard award) in 2009,[2] after winning the junior championships bronze medal and placing 11th in the sprint and 6th in the pursuit for biathlon.[3]

She has competed in the IBU Cup[4] and the World Championships and has been part of Canada's National Development Team for biathlon.[5]

Oddou, who moved to Canada with her family from France in 1999,[2] first tried biathlon while skiing at the Castor Kanik club in Valcatier.[6]

She studied sports at Cégep Garneau. She lives in Haute-Saint-Charles, Quebec.[7]

References
  1. "Yolaine Oddou - Fiche Joueur - Biathlon". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. "Canoe - Sports - Yolaine Oddou vise les J. O. de 2014". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. Cadorette, Stéphane. "Vaillancourt et Oddou aux anges". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. "SkiTrax - Tag Archive - Yolaine Oddou". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. "Biggest Event Yet for Fast and Female Biathlon - Fast and Female". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. Espaces. "Yolaine Oddou et Olivier Rochon : un hiver athlétique". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. http://www.nordinfo.com/Sports/2012-03-14/article-2927193/Dur-retour-pour-Yolaine-Oddou/1
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