Irina Aleksandrovna Starykh (Russian: Ирина Александровна Старых; born 26 August 1987) is a Russian biathlete.

She won the gold medal in the sprint competition at the 2013 European Championships.

Starykh was seen as a medal hope for Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi but was withdrawn from the team after she failed a doping test.

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

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