Kaija Parve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kaija Parve-Helinurm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tallinn, Estonia | 14 June 1964||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 1984-88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on April 1, 2012. |
Kaija Parve-Helinurm (born 14 June 1964, in Tallinn) is a former and so far most successful Estonian biathlete. [1] She used to be a cross-country skier (became Estonian champion in 1983), but after hearing that there was a possibility to participate in World Championships, Parve switched to biathlon. After spending 7 years with Soviet biathlon team, she retired in 1990 due to pregnancy and getting married.