Vladimir Drachev
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Vladimir Petrovich Drachev (Template:Langx, born 7 March 1966) is a former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Drachev has four world championship titles in his career (two individually and two for teams). He also has two olympic relay medals for Russia (silver in 1994, and bronze in 1998). During his career he took a total of 11 World Championship medals and 15 World Cup race wins. He was also known as one of the fastest shots in the sport whilst competing.[1]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 1994 Lillehammer | — | 4th | — | — | Silver |
| Template:Flagicon 1998 Nagano | 35th | 12th | — | — | Bronze |
| Template:Flagicon 2006 Turin | 43rd | 61st | — | — | — |
- *Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.
World Championships
11 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 1994 Canmore | — | — | — | — | Silver | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 1995 Antholz-Anterselva | 5th | 13th | — | — | — | 8th | — |
| Template:Flagicon 1996 Ruhpolding | Silver | Gold | — | — | Silver | Gold | — |
| Template:Flagicon 1997 Brezno-Osrblie | 20th | 11th | 4th | — | 15th | 8th | — |
| Template:Flagicon 1998 Pokljuka | — | — | Gold | — | Bronze | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 1999 Kontiolahti | 5th | 25th | 9th | Silver | — | Silver | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen | 73rd | 18th | 25th | 12th | — | Gold | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 38th | 5th | 6th | 20th | — | Bronze | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2004 Oberhof | 12th | 43rd | DNS | 16th | — | 4th | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2005 Hochfilzen | — | 45th | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2006 Pokljuka | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24th |
- *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 and the mixed relay in 2005.
Individual victories
15 victories (4 In, 8 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS)
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
After retirement
Head of Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast since 2014. In 2016, he was elected to the State Duma representing the United Russia party. In May 2018 Drachev was elected as President of the Russian Biathlon Union for a four-year term.[1]
References
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External links
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Petrozavodsk
- Soviet male biathletes
- Russian male biathletes
- Belarusian male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for Russia
- Olympic biathletes for Belarus
- Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic silver medalists for Russia
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Seventh convocation members of the State Duma (Russian Federation)
- United Russia politicians
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen
- 20th-century Belarusian sportsmen