Alexandr Popov (biathlete)

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Alexandr Popov
Personal information
Full nameAlexandr Vladimirovich Popov
Born (1965-02-22) 22 February 1965 (age 56)
Tobolsk, RSFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDynamo Minsk
World Cup debut18 January 1986
Olympic Games
Teams4 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams10 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Medals10 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 (1985/86–1997/98)
Individual victories5
Individual podiums16
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Ruhpolding Team event
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie Team event
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Representing the  CIS
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Novosibirsk Team event
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville 4 × 7.5 km relay
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Feistritz an der Drau Team event
Silver medal – second place 1987 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1989 Feistritz an der Drau 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1991 Lahti 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1991 Lahti 4 × 7.5 km relay

Alexandr Vladimirovich Popov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Попов; born 22 February 1965) is a Russian biathlete who competed for the USSR, the Unified Team and Belarus. Since 1999 he has been the head coach of the Belarus National Biathlon Team.

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games[]

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Canada 1988 Calgary 12th — Gold
France 1992 Albertville 4th 18th Silver
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 4th 10th 4th
Japan 1998 Nagano 29th 55th 4th

World Championships[]

10 medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Team Relay
United States 1987 Lake Placid 12th DSQ N/A N/A Silver
Austria 1989 Feistritz 19th 8th N/A Gold Silver
Finland 1991 Lahti Silver — N/A — Silver
Russia 1992 Novosibirsk N/A N/A N/A Gold N/A
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets 14th 18th N/A 6th 4th
Canada 1994 Canmore N/A N/A N/A 9th N/A
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 13th 6th N/A 8th Bronze
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding 7th 21st N/A Gold Bronze
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie — 18th 27th Gold 4th
Slovenia 1998 Pokljuka N/A N/A 18th 12th N/A
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989, with pursuit being added in 1997.

Individual victories[]

5 victories (2 In, 3 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1986–87
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 17 January 1987 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1988–89
1 victory
(1 In)		 2 March 1989 Finland Hämeenlinna 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1990–91
1 victory
(1 In)		 24 January 1991 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1991–92
2 victories
(2 Sp)		 21 December 1991 Austria Hochfilzen 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
25 January 1992 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References[]

  1. ^ "Alexandr Popov". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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