Eva Korpela is a former Swedish

Sweden

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 biathlete

Biathlon

Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...

, world champion and world cup winner.

World championships

She received a bronze medal in the 10 km individual at the 1985 Biathlon World Championships

Biathlon World Championships

The first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...

 in Egg am Etzel

Egg, Switzerland

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, and a gold medal in Falun

Falun

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 in 1986.

She received a bronze medal in the 5 km sprint in 1986, and a silver medal in Chamonix

Chamonix

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...

 in 1988.

She participated in the Swedish team that received silver medals in the 3 x 5 km relay in 1986 and 1987, and a bronze medal in 1988.

World cup

Korpela won the overall Biathlon World Cup

Biathlon World Cup

The Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....

in the 1985/86 season, and again in the 1986/87 season. She finished 2nd in 1984/85.