Iryna Taranenko-Terelia


Iryna Taranenko-Terelia is a former Ukrainian cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 2004. She won a bronze medal in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau. She was the first woman to represent Ukraine at the Olympics.
Taranenko's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 4th twice at Nagano in 1998. She also earned seven individual career victories from 1996 to 2000.