Yelena Piraynen

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Yelena Piraynen
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1969-03-15) 15 March 1969 (age 54)
Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport Cross-country skiing

Yelena Piraynen (born 15 March 1969) is a Belarusian cross-country skier. She competed in four events at the 1994 Winter Olympics. [1] She was the first woman to represent Belarus at the Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yelena Piraynen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.