Alexander Andreevich Ushakov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Ушаков; 18 July 1948 – 14 August 2024) was a Soviet biathlete. In his career, he won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships.[2] Ushakov died on 14 August 2024, at the age of 76.[3]
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Full name | Alexander Andreevich Ushakov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Smirnovo, Udmurt ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR | 18 July 1948||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 August 2024 | (aged 76)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 8 (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 5 (3 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[4]
World Championships
edit5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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1970 Östersund | 9th | — | Gold |
1971 Hämeenlinna | 9th | — | — |
1973 Lake Placid | 16th | — | — |
1974 Minsk | — | 14th | Gold |
1975 Antholz-Anterselva | 9th | 9th | Silver |
1976 Antholz-Anterselva | — | 18th | — |
1977 Lillehammer | 10th | Bronze | Gold |
1978 Hochfilzen | 20th | 18th | 4th |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Sprint was added as an event in 1974.
References
edit- ^ "The XIth Olympic Winter Games – Sapporo 1972" (PDF). The Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games, Sapporo 1972. p. 453. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "sports123.com". Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ Умер трёхкратный чемпион мира по биатлону Александр Ушаков (in Russian)
- ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.