Back Екатерина Дафовска Bulgarian Ekaterina Dafovska BS Ekaterina Dafovská Czech Ekaterina Dafowska German Ekaterina Dafovska Spanish Ekaterina Dafovska Estonian اکاترینا دافوسکا Persian Ekaterina Dafovska Finnish Ekaterina Dafovska French Ekaterina Dafovska Croatian
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| Medal record | ||
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| Women's biathlon | ||
Representing  Bulgaria
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1998 Nagano | 15 km individual |
| World Championships | ||
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1995 Antholz-Anterselva | 15 km individual |
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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 2023[update], her gold medal is the only one won by a Bulgarian at a Winter Olympic Games.
Dafovska is an administrator from Chepelare.[2]
- ^ "Olympedia – Ekaterina Dafovska". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ [1] Archived May 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dimitar Veliov (January 17, 2025). "Всички победители в анкетата на БТА "Спортист на Балканите"". www.bta.bg. Retrieved May 16, 2025.