Dmitry Vladimirovich Vasilyev (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Васильев) (born 8 December 1962 in Leningrad) is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Vasilyev won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, which consisted of himself, Juri Kashkarov, Algimantas Šalna and Sergei Bulygin.[1] He received another relay gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[1]
 Dmitry Vasilyev in 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dmitry Vladimirovich Vasilyev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1962 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (1984, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (1986, 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 (1982/83–1988/89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vasilyev also won a 20 km individual World Cup race in Holmenkollen in the 1982–83 season.[2][3]
In 2023, he accused Norwegian biathletes of doping, claiming that is the sole reason for their support for Russia's exclusion from the Olympics.[4]
Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]
Olympic Games
edit2 medals (2 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1984 Sarajevo
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32nd | — | Gold |
 1988 Calgary
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— | 9th | Gold |
World Championships
edit2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen
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8th | — | Gold |
 1987 Lake Placid
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— | 4th | Silver |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
Individual victories
edit1 victory (1 In)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 1 victory (1 In) |
9 March 1983 | Oslo Holmenkollen |
20 km individual | 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- ^ a b "Profile: Dmitry Vasilyev". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1983". Wintersport Charts. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Thore-Erik Thoresen (10 March 1983). "Østtysk seier" [East German victory]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014. (in Norwegian) (subscription required)
- ^ "Дмитрий Васильев: "Братья Бо боятся за свои медали. Придет время, когда будет разоблачен допинг и все медали они выбросят в помойку" (Dmitry Vasiliev: the Bø brothers are afraid of losing their medals. The time will come when their use of doping is exposed and all their medals will be thrown out to trash". 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
- ^ "Dmitri Vasilyev". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
External links
edit- Dmitry Vasilyev at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Dmitry Vasilyev at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Dmitry Vasilyev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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