title: Svetlana Petcherskaia
text: # Svetlana Petcherskaia
  
  Svetlana Vladimirovna Petcherskaia (Russian: Светлана Владимировна Печёрская); (née Davidova), born 14 November 1968 in Sverdlovsk, is a former Soviet Union biathlete. The first time women's biathlon was contested at the Winter Olympics in Albertville in 1992, Petcherskia won a silver medal in the women's 15 km individual for the Unified Team. In the 1990/91 season she won the overall world cup. In 1990 she became world champion in the 15 km. During her career she won a total of 7 gold medals at World Championships, together with 3 silver medals and 1 bronze.
  
  