Daryna Chalyk


Daryna Viktorivna Chalyk is a Ukrainian biathlete.
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Early life

Daryna Chalyk was born on August 19, 2001 in Naumivka village in Chernihiv Oblast. She is a graduate of the Chernihiv Regional School of Higher Sportsmanship, and is coached by Zhanna and Mykola Zots. She is currently studying at T.H. Shevchenko National University "Chernihiv Colehium".

Career

In December 2020, at the age of 19, she won the Ukrainian Senior Biathlon Championship, held in Bukovel, in women's team relay event. In February 2021, she competed at the Junior World Championships, finishing 66th in 12.5 km individual.
In December 2022, at the 2022/23 biathlon season, Chalyk finished 13th in sprint, 17th in individual and 4th in mixed relay at the IBU Junior World Cup in Obertilliach. In February 2023, at the IBU Junior Cup in Haanja, she took third place in the relay together with Olena Horodna, Oleksandra Merkushyna and Yuliya Horodna. Another podium in the IBU Junior Cup was followed by a bronze medal with Stepan Kinash, Vitalii Mandzyn and Oleksandra Merkushyna at the 2023 European Junior Championships.
In December 2024, she finished 9th in 7.5 km sprint at the IBU Biathlon World Cup stage in Obertilliach. In January 2025, she won a gold and two bronze medals for Ukraine in mass start, individual and pursuit events respectively at the Winter Universiade in Turin.