Dmitry Vasilyev (biathlete)

Dmitry Vasilyev
Dmitry Vasilyev in 2013.
Personal information
Full nameDmitry Vladimirovich Vasilyev
Born (1962-12-08) 8 December 1962 (age 61)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1984, 1988)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams2 (1986, 1987)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (1982/83–1988/89)
Individual victories1
Individual podiums6
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Oslo 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1987 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay

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]

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

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[5]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 gold)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 32nd — Gold
Canada 1988 Calgary — 9th Gold

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Norway 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen 8th — Gold
United States 1987 Lake Placid — 4th Silver
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 In)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1982–83
1 victory
(1 In)		 9 March 1983 Norway 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

  1. ^ a b "Profile: Dmitry Vasilyev". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1983". Wintersport Charts. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Dmitri Vasilyev". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2015.


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