Vladimir Drachev
Vladimir Drachev
Drachev
Full name Vladimir Petrovich Born (1966-03-07 ) 7 March 1966 (age 58) Petrozavodsk , RSFSR ,Soviet Union Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Sport Biathlon Club Dinamo World Cup debut 10 March 1988 Retired 26 March 2006 Teams 3 (1994 , 1998 , 2006 )Medals 2 (0 gold)Teams 11 (1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2006 )Medals 11 (4 gold)Seasons 15 (1987/88–1988/89,Individual victories 15 Individual podiums 31 Overall titles 1 (1995–96)Discipline titles 2: 1 Individual (1995–96);1 Sprint (1995–96)
Vladimir Petrovich Drachev (Russian : Владимир Петрович Драчёв , born 7 March 1966) is a former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete . He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Drachev has four world championship titles in his career (two individually and two for teams). He also has two olympic relay medals for Russia (silver in 1994, and bronze in 1998). During his career he took a total of 11 World Championship medals and 15 World Cup race wins. He was also known as one of the fastest shots in the sport whilst competing.[ 1]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union .[ 2]
Olympic Games
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.
World Championships
11 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.
Individual victories
15 victories (4 In, 8 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS)
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup , Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games .
After retirement
Head of Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast since 2014. In 2016, he was elected to the State Duma representing the Yabloko party. In May 2018 Drachev was elected as President of the Russian Biathlon Union for a four-year term.[ 1]
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1966: Ivar Nordkild , Olav Jordet , Jon Istad , Ragnar Tveiten )
1967: Ola Wærhaug , Olav Jordet , Jon Istad , Ragnar Tveiten )
1969: Alexander Tikhonov , Viktor Mamatov , Vladimir Gundartsev , Rinnat Safin )
1970: Alexander Tikhonov , Rinnat Safin , Alexander Ushakov , Viktor Mamatov )
1971: Alexander Tikhonov , Nikolay Muzhytov , Rinnat Safin , Viktor Mamatov )
1973: Gennady Kovalyev , Rinnat Safin , Juri Kolmakov , Alexander Tikhonov )
1974: Alexander Ushakov , Alexander Tikhonov , Juri Kolmakov , Nikolay Kruglov )
1975: Henrik Flöjt , Simo Halonen , Juhani Suutarinen , Heikki Ikola )
1977: Aleksandr Elizarov , Alexander Ushakov , Nikolay Kruglov , Alexander Tikhonov )
1978: Manfred Beer , Klaus Siebert , Frank Ullrich , Eberhard Rösch )
1979: Manfred Beer , Klaus Siebert , Frank Ullrich , Eberhard Rösch )
1981: Mathias Jung , Matthias Jacob , Frank Ullrich , Eberhard Rösch )
1982: Mathias Jung , Matthias Jacob , Frank Ullrich , Bernd Hellmich )
1983: Sergei Bulygin , Algimantas Šalna , Juri Kashkarov , Petr Miloradov )
1985: Juri Kashkarov , Algimantas Šalna , Andrei Zenkov , Sergei Bulygin )
1986: Dmitry Vasilyev , Juri Kashkarov , Valeriy Medvedtsev , Sergei Bulygin )
1987: Jürgen Wirth , Frank-Peter Roetsch , Matthias Jacob , André Sehmisch )
1989: Frank Luck , André Sehmisch , Frank-Peter Roetsch , Birk Anders )
1990: Pieralberto Carrara , Wilfried Pallhuber , Johann Passler , Andreas Zingerle )
1991: Ricco Groß , Frank Luck , Mark Kirchner , Fritz Fischer )
1993: Wilfried Pallhuber , Johann Passler , Pieralberto Carrara , Andreas Zingerle )
1995: Ricco Groß , Mark Kirchner , Frank Luck , Sven Fischer )
1996: Viktor Maigourov , Vladimir Drachev , Sergei Tarasov , Aleksey Kobelev )
1997: Ricco Groß , Peter Sendel , Sven Fischer , Frank Luck )
1999: Alexei Aidarov , Petr Ivashko , Vadim Sashurin , Oleg Ryzhenkov )
2000: Viktor Maigourov , Sergei Rozhkov , Vladimir Drachev , Pavel Rostovtsev )
2001: Gilles Marguet , Vincent Defrasne , Julien Robert , Raphaël Poirée )
2003: Peter Sendel , Sven Fischer , Ricco Groß , Frank Luck )
2004: Frank Luck , Ricco Groß , Sven Fischer , Michael Greis )
2005: Halvard Hanevold , Stian Eckhoff , Egil Gjelland , Ole Einar Bjørndalen )
2007: Ivan Tcherezov , Maxim Chudov , Dmitri Yaroshenko , Nikolay Kruglov Jr. )
2008: Ivan Tcherezov , Nikolay Kruglov Jr. , Dmitri Yaroshenko , Maxim Chudov )
2009: Emil Hegle Svendsen , Lars Berger , Halvard Hanevold , Ole Einar Bjørndalen )
2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Alexander Os , Emil Hegle Svendsen , Tarjei Bø )
2012: Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Rune Brattsveen , Tarjei Bø , Emil Hegle Svendsen )
2013: Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Henrik L'Abée-Lund , Tarjei Bø , Emil Hegle Svendsen )
2015: Erik Lesser , Daniel Böhm , Arnd Peiffer , Simon Schempp )
2016: Ole Einar Bjørndalen , Tarjei Bø , Johannes Thingnes Bø , Emil Hegle Svendsen )
2017: Alexey Volkov , Maxim Tsvetkov , Anton Babikov , Anton Shipulin )
2019: Lars Helge Birkeland , Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen , Tarjei Bø , Johannes Thingnes Bø )
2020: Émilien Jacquelin , Martin Fourcade , Simon Desthieux , Quentin Fillon Maillet )
2021: Sturla Holm Lægreid , Tarjei Bø , Johannes Thingnes Bø , Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen )
2023: Antonin Guigonnat , Fabien Claude , Émilien Jacquelin , Quentin Fillon Maillet )
2024: Viktor Brandt , Jesper Nelin , Martin Ponsiluoma , Sebastian Samuelsson )
