Valeriy Medvedtsev

Valeriy Medvedtsev
Personal information
Full name	Valeriy Alekseevitch Medvedtsev
Born	5 July 1964 (age 57); Izhevsk, RSFSR,; Soviet Union
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	16 January 1986
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals	4 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	6 (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993)
Medals	7 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	9 (1985/86–1993/94)
Individual victories	4
Individual podiums	12
show Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Russia
World Championships
Representing the Unified Team
Olympic Games
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
World Championships

Valeriy Alekseevitch Medvedtsev (Russian: Валерий Алексеевич Медведцев; born 5 July 1964) is a former Russian biathlete.

Career[]

On 16 January 1986, Medvedtsev achieved the feat of winning his World Cup debut.^[1] He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville he won a silver medal in the relay competition for the Unified Team. In the World Championships, Medvedtsev has three relay medals gold from 1986 in Oslo, silver from 1987 in Lake Placid and silver from 1993 in Borovets. And he also has two individual gold medals from the World Championships, gold medals in the 20 km from 1986 in Oslo (Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon) and 1990 in Minsk. He also has one gold medal from the 10 km from 1986 in Oslo (Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon).

Biathlon results[]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[2]

Olympic Games[]

4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1988 Calgary	Silver	Silver	Gold
1992 Albertville	—	25th	Silver
1994 Lillehammer	24th	—	—

World Championships[]

7 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Team	Relay
1986 Oslo Holmenkollen	Gold	Gold	N/A	Gold
1987 Lake Placid	4th	5th	N/A	Silver
1989 Feistritz	27th	11th	—	—
1990 Minsk	Gold	8th	4th	5th
1991 Lahti	—	7th	Bronze	—
1993 Borovets	57th	34th	—	Silver

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Team was added as an event in 1989.

Individual victories[]

6 victories (5 In, 1 Sp)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1985–86 3 victories (2 In, 1 Sp)	16 January 1986	Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
	20 February 1986	Oslo Holmenkollen	20 km individual	Biathlon World Championships
	22 February 1986	Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Championships
1986–87 2 victories (2 In)	18 December 1986	Obertauern	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1986–87 2 victories (2 In)	19 February 1987	Canmore	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1989–90 1 victory (1 In)	3 March 1990	Minsk	20 km individual	Biathlon World Championships

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References[]

^ Thoresen, Thore-Erik (17 January 1986). "Ukjent russer til topps - bra norsk skyting" [Unknown russian to the top - good Norwegian shooting]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 June 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
^ "Valeriy Medvedtsev". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

External links[]

Valeriy Medvedtsev at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
Valery Medvedtsev at the International Olympic Committee
Valery Medvedtsev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[1] Thoresen, Thore-Erik (17 January 1986). "Ukjent russer til topps - bra norsk skyting" [Unknown russian to the top - good Norwegian shooting]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 June 2015. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)

[IBUprofile-2] "Valeriy Medvedtsev". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

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