Please answer the following question: Facts:   - seasons: 1984-88    - updated: april 1 , 2012      - skis: visu    - birth date: 14 june 1964    - fullname: kaija parve-helinurm    - name: kaija parve    - birth place: tallinn , estonia   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kaija parve .
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kaija parve-helinurm -lrb- born 14 june 1964 in tallinn -rrb- is a former and so far most successful estonian biathlete .she used to be a cross-country skier -lrb- became estonian champion in 1983 -rrb- , but after hearing that there was a possibility to participate in world championships , parve switched to biathlon .after spending 7 years with soviet biathlon team , she retired in 1990 due to pregnany and getting married .in 1992 winter olympics in albertville , women 's biathlon was held for the first time .the contestants , who won medals , had been beaten by kaija with several minutes just few years earlier .