Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin (Belarusian: Вадзім Леанідавіч Сашурын; born 19 February 1970) is a former Soviet and Belarusian biathlete and current coach. In the lead-up to the 2002–03 season, Sashurin was caught using the banned steroid nandrolone. He was initially banned for 15 months, but the ban was extended to 24 months after Sashurin failed to take part in an anti-doping campaign, as mandated by the IBU.

Vadim Sashurin
Personal information
Full nameVadim Leonidovich Sashurin
Born (1970-02-19) 19 February 1970 (age 54)
Petrozavodsk,
Karelian ASSR,
RSFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut19 January 1989
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams9 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
Medals9 (3 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 (1988/89,
1992/93–2001/02,
2004/05–2005/06)
Individual victories2
All victories6
Individual podiums12
All podiums29
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Ruhpolding Team event
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie Team event
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2001 Pokljuka 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 2001 Pokljuka 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Ruhpolding 20 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Oslo 20 km individual

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
  1994 Lillehammer 28th
  1998 Nagano 13th 46th 4th
  2002 Salt Lake City 9th 12th 10th 8th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships

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9 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay
  1993 Borovets 61st 4th
  1994 Canmore 9th
  1995 Antholz-Anterselva 44th 14th 8th Bronze
  1996 Ruhpolding Bronze 42nd Gold Bronze
  1997 Brezno-Osrblie 26th 27th 11th Gold 4th
  1998 Pokljuka 12th 12th
  1999 Kontiolahti Bronze 20th 26th 14th Gold
  2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 12th 14th 14th 11th 4th
  2001 Pokljuka Silver 16th 12th 5th Silver
*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.

Individual victories

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2 victories (2 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1996–97
1 victory
(1 Sp)
7 December 1996   Östersund 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1999–2000
1 victory
(1 Sp)
17 March 2000   Khanty-Mansiysk 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

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  1. ^ "Vadim Sashurin". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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