Irina Kalentieva

Sport: Cycling

Nation: Russian Federation

DOB: November 10, 1977

Hometown: Norwash-Shigali

Career Highlights: Kalentieva will be making her third Olympic appearance after winning bronze at the 2008 Games in the cross-country event following her debut in 2004. Her cycling career took off in 1991 when she left home at the age of 14 to concentrate on the sport. Three years later, she started riding at the junior level. Kalentieva won her first World Cup in 2004 and later that year went to Athens, but an illness played a role in her 13th-place finish. However, she made amends four years later in Beijing. Kalentieva won her first world championship in 2007 and repeated in '09, finishing second in 2010.

Olympic History: 2008,2004