Volha Silkina

Volha Silkina (Belarusian: Вольга Сілкіна; born 27 May 1995) is a Belarusian modern pentathlete. She won the gold medal in the women's individual event at the 2019 World Modern Pentathlon Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1] She also won the gold medal in the women's team event together with Anastasiya Prokopenko and Iryna Prasiantsova.

Volha Silkina
Personal information
Native nameВольга Сілкіна
Born (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest Individual
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cairo Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cairo Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Székesfehérvár Relay
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nizhny Novgorod Relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bath Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Minsk Team

She competed at the European Modern Pentathlon Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

She represented Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]

References
  1. "UIPM 2019 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships: Silkina (BLR) claims the crown". UIPM. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Pentathletes Volha Silkina, Iryna Prasiantsova secure Tokyo Olympics berths | Belarus News | Belarusian news | Belarus today | news in Belarus | Minsk news | BELTA". eng.belta.by. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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