Ekaterina Avvakumova
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| Nationality | Russian South Korean | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 October 1990 Veliky Ustyug, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Yekaterina Sergeyevna Avvakumova (Russian: Екатерина Сергеевна Аввакумова, Korean: 예카테리나 세르게예브나 아바쿠모바, romanized: Yekʰat'erina Sŭrŭgeyebŭna Abakʰumoba, born 26 October 1990) is a Russian-born South Korean biathlete. She obtained Korean citizenship in 2017. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics and in the 2025 Asian Winter Games. In the 2025 Asian Winter Games she won South Korea’s first gold medal in biathlon at any Asian Winter Games.