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Dzinara Smolskaya

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Dzinara Smolskaya
Alimbekava at the 2018 Olympics
Personal information
Native nameДинара Талғатқызы Әлімбекова
Birth nameDzinara Talhatauna Alimbekava
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28)
Abay, Kazakhstan
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportBiathlon
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Raubichi Mixed relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Raubichi 3 × 6 km relay

Dzinara Smolskaya (née Dzinara Talhatauna Alimbekava, Kazakh: Динара Талғатқызы Әлімбекова, romanized: Dinara Talğatkyzy Älimbekova, born 5 January 1996) is a Kazakhstan-born Belarusian biathlete. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2018 Olympics.[1] Alimbekava won her first IBU World Cup competition (a sprint) in Hochfilzen, Austria, in December 2020, and finished as the Under-25 Cup leader for the 2020-21 World Cup season.[2]

Alimbekava was born in Kazakhstan to a Kazakh father and a Belarusian mother.[3] When she was three years old, her family moved to Belarus, where her younger brother Zhenya was born. Dzinara is professionally trained in piano and skates and practices snowboarding in her free time.[4]

In October 2022, Alimbekava revealed via her Instagram account that she had married fellow biathlete Anton Smolski on January 10 of that same year.[5] She now competes under the name Dzinara Smolskaya.[6]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

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1 medal (1 gold)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 56th — — — Gold —
China 2022 Beijing 5th 15th 19th 12th 13th 6th

World Championships

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0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Sweden 2019 Östersund 85th 13th 35th — 11th — —
Italy 2020 Antholz — 72nd — — 13th — —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 17th 40th 21st 26th 4th 14th —
*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.

World Cup

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Individual podiums

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  • 1 victories (1 Sp)
  • 6 podiums (1 Sp, 3 Pu, 2 Ms)
No. Season Date Location Level Race Place
1 2020–21 11 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Sprint 1st
2 13 December 2020 Austria Hochfilzen World Cup Pursuit 2nd
3 13 March 2021 Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě World Cup Pursuit 2nd
4 21 March 2021 Sweden Östersund World Cup Mass Start 2nd
5 2021–22 9 January 2022 Germany Oberhof World Cup Pursuit 3rd
6 23 January 2022 Italy Antholz-Anterselva World Cup Mass Start 2nd

References

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  1. ^ Dzinara Alimbekava. biathlonresults.com
  2. ^ "5 things we learned in the 2020/21 season". International Biathlon Union - IBU. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ "(interview with mother in Russian)". kp.by.
  4. ^ "От пианистки до биатлонистки. История Динары Алимбековой (interview in Russian)". krayavidy.by.
  5. ^ "«Начинается новая глава моей жизни». Знаменитая биатлонная пара наконец-то сыграла свадьбу" [“A new chapter of my life begins.” The famous biathlon couple finally got married]. championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Belarusian biathlete Dzinara Alimbekava is now Dzinara Smolskaya". belta.by. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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