Andrejus Zadneprovskis

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Andrejus Zadneprovskis
2008 Olympic Modern pentathlon men - medal ceremony.JPG
Zadneprovskis (right) on the podium with his bronze medal from the 2008 Olympics.
Personal information
BornAugust 31, 1974 (1974-08-31) (age 47)
Kaliningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Lithuania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Pesaro Individual
Gold medal – first place 2004 Moscow Individual
Gold medal – first place 2006 Guatemala City Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Chengdu Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Millfield Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Budapest Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Sofia Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2002 San Francisco Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Guatemala City Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2009 London Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Sofia Individual
Gold medal – first place 2009 Leipzig Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Ústí nad Labem Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Ústí nad Labem Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Debrecen Team

Andrejus Zadneprovskis (born August 31, 1974) is a retired Lithuanian modern pentathlete who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece,[1] as well as bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Zadneprovskis won the gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in the year of 2000 and 2004. He also earned the bronze medal at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships 2006 in Guatemala. In 2010 he retired from sport due to health problems.[3]

In 2009 he married modern pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė, who won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. They have daughter who was born in 2010.[4] He also has a daughter with his ex-girlfriend.[5]

In 2012 Zadneprovskis was elected to the UIPM executives.[6] In 2014 Zadneprovskis became the president of the Lithuanian Padel Tennis Federation.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Andrejus Zadneprovskis of Lithuania grabs silver". ESPN. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Sacksen creates Olympic memories". The Tribune-Democrat. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://www.mruni.eu/en/naujienos/detail.php?el=96251&section=2280&year=2010&month=12
  4. ^ "Pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė – Lithuania's golden sportswoman". 15 minučių. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Mažakalbį A.Zadneprovskį pavaduoja artimieji".
  6. ^ Zadneprovskis išrinktas į Tarptautinės šiuolaikinės penkiakovės federacijos Vykdomąjį komitetą
  7. ^ Š. Marčiulionis iš Ispanijos parsivežė egzotišką sporto šaką, su A. Zadneprovskiu įkūrė federaciją

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