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.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Alexandr Vladimirovich Popov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tobolsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 22 February 1965||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Minsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 18 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 10 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 10 (4 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 13 (1985/86–1997/98) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual victories | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
edit2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
---|---|---|---|
1988 Calgary | 12th | — | Gold |
1992 Albertville | 4th | 18th | Silver |
1994 Lillehammer | 4th | 10th | 4th |
1998 Nagano | 29th | 55th | 4th |
World Championships
edit10 medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 Lake Placid | 12th | DSQ | — | — | Silver |
1989 Feistritz | 19th | 8th | — | Gold | Silver |
1991 Lahti | Silver | — | — | — | Silver |
1992 Novosibirsk | — | — | — | Gold | — |
1993 Borovets | 14th | 18th | — | 6th | 4th |
1994 Canmore | — | — | — | 9th | — |
1995 Antholz-Anterselva | 13th | 6th | — | 8th | Bronze |
1996 Ruhpolding | 7th | 21st | — | Gold | Bronze |
1997 Brezno-Osrblie | — | 18th | 27th | Gold | 4th |
1998 Pokljuka | — | — | 18th | 12th | — |
- *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
edit5 victories (2 In, 3 Sp)
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
1986–87 1 victory (1 Sp) |
17 January 1987 | Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
1988–89 1 victory (1 In) |
2 March 1989 | Hämeenlinna | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
1990–91 1 victory (1 In) |
24 January 1991 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
1991–92 2 victories (2 Sp) |
21 December 1991 | Hochfilzen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
25 January 1992 | 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
edit- ^ "Alexandr Popov". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
External links
edit- Aleksandr Popov at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Aleksandr Popov at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Profile (in Russian)