title: Irina Starykh
text: # Irina Starykh
  
  Irina Aleksandrovna Starykh (Russian: Ирина Александровна Старых; born 26 August 1987) is a Russian biathlete.
  
  ## Career
  
  She won the gold medal in the sprint competition at the 2013 European Championships.
  
  Starykh was seen as a medal hope for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but was withdrawn from the team after she failed a doping test.
  
  She was disqualified for doping for three years since 23 December 2013.
  
  ## Biathlon results
  
  All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
  
  ### World Championships
  
  | Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2017 Hochfilzen | 42nd | 24th | 4th | 15th | 10th | — | — |
  | 2019 Östersund | — | 44th | 45th | — | — | — | — |
  
      *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
  
      **The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
  