Ekaterina Dafovska

Ekaterina Stefanova Dafovska (; born 28 November 1975 in Chepelare, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian former biathlete. She took up the biathlon in 1990. She made the national team in 1993 and came in 29th in the 15-kilometer competition at the Lillehammer Olympics the following year.

She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She was named the 1998 Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year. She was also named the 1998 BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year. , her gold medal is the only one won by a Bulgarian at a Winter Olympic Games.

Dafovska is an administrator from Chepelare. Pursuit was first added in 2002, mass start in 2006.

World Championships 2 medals (0 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelayTeam 1995 Anterholt Bronze 31st 7th 1997 Brezno-Osrblie Bronze 5th 19th 11th 8th 1999 Kohtilanti 14th 14th 9th 1999 Oslo 10th 6th 2001 Pokljuka 18th 18th 10th 18th 6th 2002 Oslo 4th 2003 Khanty-Mansisyk 8th 29th 25th 11th 7th 2004 Oberhof 17th 21st 16th 6th 6th 2005 Hochfilzen 5th 12th 22nd 8th Team was removed as an event in 1998 and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass relay first being added in 1999.

World Cup Season Overall 1993-94 38th 1994-95 25th 1995-96 47th 1996-97 17th 1997-98 16th 1998-99 11th 2000-01 19th 2001-02 11th 2002-03 4th 2003-04 14th 2004-05 21st 2005-06 27th

Individual Victories 4 victories {1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level 2002-03 4 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu) 22 December 2002 Brezno-Osrblie 10km Pursuit Biathlon World Cup 8 January 2003 Oberhof 7.5km Sprint Biathlon World Cup 19 January 2003 Ruhpolding 10km Pursuit Biathlon World Cup 23 January 2003 Antholz-Anterselva 15km Individual Biathlon World Cup