Vyacheslav Derkach

Vyacheslav Derkach

Personal information
Full name	Vyacheslav Derkach
Born	(1976-06-23) 23 June 1976 (age 45) Pryluky, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Dynamo
World Cup debut	8 December 1994
Olympic Games
Teams	4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	11 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	15 (1994/95, 1996/97–2009/10)
Individual victories	0
All victories	0
Individual podiums	2
All podiums	4
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Ukraine European Championships 2002 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay 2005 Novosibirsk 4 × 7.5 km relay 2006 Langdorf-Arbersee 4 × 7.5 km relay 2001 Haute Maurienne 10 km sprint 2006 Langdorf-Arbersee 12.5 km pursuit Summer World Championships 2003 Forni Avoltri 4 × 4 km relay 1998 Brezno-Osrblie 4 × 6 km relay

Vyacheslav Derkach (born 23 June 1976) is a former Ukrainian biathlete.^[1]

Career[]

Derkach competed in the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Ukraine. His best performance was 7th, as part of the 2002 Ukrainian relay team. His best individual performance was 23rd, in the 2002 individual. In 1998, he finished 50th in the individual and 18th as part of the relay team. In 2002, he finished 36th in the sprint and 40th in the relay. In 2006, he finished 72nd in the sprint. In 2010, he finished 77th in the sprint and 8th as part of the relay team.^[2]

His best performance at the Biathlon World Championships, is 5th, as part of the 2009 Ukrainian men's relay team. His best individual performance is 16th, in the 2008 sprint.^[1]

Derkach has earned four Biathlon World Cup podium finishes. His best is a silver, as part of the Ukrainian men's relay team in Hochfilzen during the 2000–01 season. He has also won a pair of individual bronze medals, in the pursuit at Pokljuka in 1999–2000 and the mass start at Osrblie in 2001–02. His best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 22nd, in 2000–01.^[1]

His last individual competition at the World Cup level was the Olympic sprint in Vancouver, whilst the last relay was the Olympic relay, where he shot cleanly, requiring no spare rounds.^[3]

Derkach announced his retirement after the 2010–11 season, citing a hip injury and family responsibilities.^[3]

Personal life[]

Since 2001, he is married to Ukrainian biathlete Oksana Khvostenko.^[4]

Biathlon results[]

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

Olympic Games[]

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
1998 Nagano	50th	—	N/A	N/A	18th
2002 Salt Lake City	23rd	36th	40th	N/A	7th
2006 Turin	—	72nd	—	—	—
2010 Vancouver	—	77th	—	—	8th

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships[]

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	23rd	75th	—	N/A	18th	13th	N/A
1998 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	—	N/A	15th	N/A	N/A
1999 Kontiolahti	58th	18th	32nd	—	N/A	11th	N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	62nd	71st	—	23rd	N/A	8th	N/A
2001 Pokljuka	28th	33rd	32nd	23rd	N/A	13th	N/A
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	N/A	N/A	N/A	24th	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	21st	55th	DNS	—	N/A	10th	N/A
2004 Oberhof	50th	34th	31st	—	N/A	7th	N/A
2005 Hochfilzen	64th	24th	DNF	—	N/A	10th	7th
2008 Östersund	39th	16th	27th	24th	N/A	10th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	—	44th	49th	—	N/A	5th	—

*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.

References[]

External links[]

• Vyacheslav Derkach at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU