Irina Starykh
# Irina Starykh

Irina Aleksandrovna Starykh (Russian: Ирина Александровна Старых; born 26 August 1987) is a Russian biathlete.

## Career

She won the gold medal in the sprint competition at the 2013 European Championships.

Starykh was seen as a medal hope for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but was withdrawn from the team after she failed a doping test.

She was disqualified for doping for three years since 23 December 2013.

## Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### World Championships

| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 Hochfilzen | 42nd | 24th | 4th | 15th | 10th | — | — |
| 2019 Östersund | — | 44th | 45th | — | — | — | — |

    *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

    **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
