Galina Koukleva

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Olympic medal record
Women's Biathlon
Gold 1998 Nagano 7.5 km sprint
Silver 1998 Nagano 4 x 7.5 km relay
Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City 4 x 7.5 km relay

Galina Alekseevna Koukleva or Kukleva, Russian Галина Алексеевна Куклева (born November 21, 1972 in Tiumen, Bashkortostan) is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Koukleva won a gold medal on the 7.5 km sprint, and was in addition a part of the team that won a silver medal on the relay. Four years later (2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City she was a part of the team that won bronze medal. In the World Championships she has a silver medal in the mass start from 2000, in addition two five relay medals (gold in 2000, 2001 and 2003, silver in 1999 and bronze in 1997. She won 9 world cup competitions by the pass of her career.

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