Kaya Akhtovna Parve ( Est. Kaija Parve ; June 14, 1964 , Tallinn , Estonian SSR ) - Soviet biathlete of Estonian origin. Seven-time world champion: in the relay race (1985-1988), in the 5 km and 10 km race (1985 and 1986). Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1985).
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| Full name | Kaya Akhtovna Parve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  USSR /  Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | June 14, 1964 (55 years old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Tallinn , Estonian SSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World champion | 7 times (1985-1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Represented by Dynamo (Tallinn). Graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute .
Kaya Parve is the only Soviet athlete to be in the top three in the overall standings for the first 6 biathlon World Cup competitions . 20-year-old Parve was third in the 1984/85 season. In the first draws of the Cup, Norwegians and Swedish Eva Korpela dominated .
The best athlete in Estonia in 1985 and 1986.
In 1990, she married and took the surname Helinurm ( Est. Helinurm ).