Ekaterina Dafovska

Ekaterina Dafovska

Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
1998 Nagano 15 km individual
World Championships
1995 Antholz-Anterselva 15 km individual
1997 Brezno-Osrblie 15 km individual

Ekaterina Stefanova Dafovska (Bulgarian: Екатерина Стефанова Дафовска; born 28 November 1975 in Chepelare, Bulgaria)[1] is a Bulgarian former biathlete. She took up the biathlon in 1990. She made the national team in 1993 and came in 29th in the 15-kilometer competition at the Lillehammer Olympics the following year.[2]

She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[3][4] She was named the 1998 Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year. She was also named the 1998 BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year.[5] As of 2026, her gold medal is the only one won by a Bulgarian at a Winter Olympic Games.

Dafovska is an administrator from Chepelare.[2]

Biathlon Results

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
1994 Lillehammer N/a 29th N/a N/a 13th
1998 Nagano Gold 29th N/a N/a 16th
2002 Salt Lake City 5th 10th 15th N/a 4th
2006 Turin 11th 33rd 28th 8th 8th

[6]

*Pursuit was first added in 2002, mass start in 2006.

World Championships

2 medals (0 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Team
1995 Anterholt[7] Bronze 31st N/a 7th N/a N/a
1997 Brezno-Osrblie[8] Bronze 5th 19th 11th N/a 8th
1999 Kohtilanti[9] N/a 14th 14th N/a 9th N/a
1999 Oslo[10] 10th N/a N/a 6th N/a N/a
2001 Pokljuka[11] 18th 18th 10th 18th 6th N/a
2002 Oslo[12] N/a N/a N/a 4th N/a N/a
2003 Khanty-Mansisyk[13] 8th 29th 25th 11th 7th N/a
2004 Oberhof[14] 17th 21st 16th 6th 6th N/a
2005 Hochfilzen[15] 5th N/a 12th 22nd 8th N/a
*Team was removed as an event in 1998 and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass relay first being added in 1999.

World Cup

Season Overall
1993-94 38th
1994-95 25th
1995-96 47th
1996-97 17th
1997-98 16th
1998-99 11th
2000-01 19th
2001-02 11th
2002-03 4th
2003-04 14th
2004-05 21st
2005-06 27th

[16]

Individual Victories

4 victories {1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2002-03
4 victories
(1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu) 		22 December 2002 Brezno-Osrblie 10km Pursuit[17] Biathlon World Cup
8 January 2003 Oberhof 7.5km Sprint[18] Biathlon World Cup
19 January 2003 Ruhpolding 10km Pursuit[19] Biathlon World Cup
23 January 2003 Antholz-Anterselva 15km Individual[20] Biathlon World Cup

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Ekaterina Dafovska". Olympedia. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ^ a b Commire, Anne, ed. (2002). "Dafovska, Ekaterina (c. 1976—)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14.
  3. ^ "THE XVIII WINTER GAMES: ROUNDUP; Hackl Aims For 3d Gold In the Luge - New York Times". The New York Times. Germany; Nagano (Japan). 1998-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  4. ^ [1] Archived May 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Dimitar Veliov (January 17, 2025). "Всички победители в анкетата на БТА "Спортист на Балканите"". www.bta.bg. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "Olympedia – Ekaterina Dafovska". Olympedia. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  7. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1994/1995 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  8. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1996/1997 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  9. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1998/1999 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  10. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 1998/1999 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  11. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2000/2001 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  12. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2001/2002 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  13. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2002/2003 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  14. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2003/2004 - Results Women". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  15. ^ "World Championship de Biathlon 2004/2005 - Results Women". The-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  16. ^ "Athlete Statistics - Ekaterina Dafovksa". real biathlon. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  17. ^ "World Cup, Women 10 km Pursuit, Osrblie". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  18. ^ "World Cup, Women 7.5 Km Sprint, Oberhof". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  19. ^ "World Cup, Women 10 km Pursuit, Ruhpolding". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  20. ^ "World Cup, Women 15 km Individual, Antholz-Anterselva". biathlon.com.ua. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
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