Yevgeny Alexandrovich Dementyev (Russian: Евге́ний Александрович Деме́нтьев, born 17 January 1983 in Tayozhny, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug) is a Russian cross-country skier. He attended Children and Youth Sports School of Sovetsky District, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where his first trainer was Valery Ukhov. Dementyev's first international success was in 2001 at the Junior World Championship. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, with a gold in the men's 15 km + 15 km pursuit event and a silver in the men's 50 km freestyle mass start.
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1983 Tayozhny, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 11 – (2003–2009, 2012–2013, 2015, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (9th in 2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dementyev finished 0.8 seconds behind the winner Giorgio Di Centa in the 50 km event, the closest margin of victory in Olympic history of this event. This margin of victory eclipsed the previous record of 4.9 seconds set at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo between fellow Swedes Thomas Wassberg and Gunde Svan.
He also won two medals at the 2003 Nordic skiing World Junior Championships with a gold in 10 km and a bronze in the 30 km. Dementyev has two 4 × 10 km medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 22nd in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in 2005.
On 25 August 2009, Dementyev tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO). He returned in 2011 after a two-year ban but retired shortly thereafter.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
edit- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23 | — | Gold | Silver | — | 6 | — |
World Championships
edit- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km individual |
30 km skiathlon |
50 km mass start |
Sprint | 4 × 10 km relay |
Team sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 | 23 | 22 | — | — | Bronze | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | Silver | — |
| 2009 | 26 | — | — | DSQ | — | DSQ | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening |
Tour de Ski |
World Cup Final | ||
| 2003 | 20 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 21 | 33 | 23 | NC | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 22 | 9 | 6 | NC | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23 | 38 | 25 | NC | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 13 | 13 | NC | — | 8 | — |
| 2008 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 93 | — | 9 | 30 |
| 2009 | 26 | 67 | 48 | 69 | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| 2012 | 29 | 65 | 41 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | 134 | 85 | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 32 | 87 | 51 | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 34 | 109 | 88 | NC | 25 | — | — |
Individual podiums
edit- 1 victory – (1 WC)
- 5 podiums – (5 WC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003–04 | 21 February 2004 |  Umeå, Sweden |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 2004–05 | 19 March 2005 | Falun, Sweden |
15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/F | World Cup | 1st |
| 3 | 2005–06 | 14 January 2006 |  Lago di Tesero, Italy |
30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 4 | 2006–07 | 13 December 2006 | Cogne, Italy |
15 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 5 | 16 December 2006 |  La Clusaz, France |
30 km Mass Start F | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
edit- 1 victory – (1 RL)
- 4 podiums – (4 RL)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003–04 | 7 February 2004 | La Clusaz, France |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Pankratov / Ivanov / Novikov |
| 2 | 2006–07 | 19 November 2006 | Gällivare, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Pankratov / Rochev / Legkov |
| 3 | 17 December 2006 | La Clusaz, France |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Pankratov / Rochev / Legkov | |
| 4 | 2007–08 | 25 November 2007 |  Beitostølen, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Rochev / Pankratov / Legkov |
References
edit- ^ "Athlete : DEMENTIEV Eugeniy". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.