Valentyna Tserbe-Nesina
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Valentyna Adamivna•Tserbe-Nesina |
| Used name | Valentyna•Tserbe-Nesina |
| Original name | Валентина Адамівна•Тсербе-Несіна |
| Born | 8 January 1969 in Polissya, Zhytomyr (UKR) |
| Measurements | 161 cm / 53 kg |
| Affiliations | Dynamo Chernihiv, Chernihiv (UKR) |
| NOC |  Ukraine |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
A debutante on the World Cup circuit in 1994, Valentyna Tserbe had hardly shown impressive results before coming to the Olympics. Her best had been 22nd in the sprint event at the Antholz World Cup, but in that same event in Lillehammer, she did much better. An early starter, Tserbe hit all targets and led for much of the competition, before being beaten by Svetlana Paramygina and Myriam Bédard by 0.1 and 1.2 seconds, respectively. Her bronze medal was the first ever Olympic medal for Ukraine as an independent nation, and it would remain Tserbe’s greatest career success. At the 1996 World Championships, she won another bronze, this time with the Ukrainian relay team. The relay also gave Tserbe her only World Cup win, in 1997. Retiring after the 1998 season, she settled in Pryluky (Ukraine).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Biathlon | UKR |
Valentyna Tserbe-Nesina | |||
| 7.5 kilometres Sprint, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay, Women (Olympic) | Ukraine | 5 | ||||
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Biathlon | UKR |
Valentyna Tserbe-Nesina | |||
| 15 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 47 | |||||
| 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay, Women (Olympic) | Ukraine | 5 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Biathlon Championships (0–2–1 1994 Kontiolahti bronze: 3×6 km relay; 1995 Le Grand-Bornand silver: 3×6 km relay; 1996 Racines silver: 3×6 km relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Biathlon Championships (0–0–2 1996 Ruhpolding bronze: 4×7.5 km relay; 1997 Osrblie bronze: team)