Vladimir Petrovich Drachev (Russian: Владимир Петрович Драчёв, 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]
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| Full name | Vladimir Petrovich Drachev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1966 Petrozavodsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 10 March 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 26 March 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 (1994, 1998, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 11 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 11 (4 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 15 (1987/88–1988/89, 1993/94–2005/06) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 1 (1995–96) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2: 1 Individual (1995–96); 1 Sprint (1995–96) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
editAll results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
edit2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
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| — | 4th | — | — | Silver | |
| 35th | 12th | — | — | Bronze | |
| 43rd | 61st | — | — | — |
- *Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.
World Championships
edit11 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay | Mixed relay |
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| — | — | — | — | Silver | — | — | |
| 5th | 13th | — | — | — | 8th | — | |
| Silver | Gold | — | — | Silver | Gold | — | |
| 20th | 11th | 4th | — | 15th | 8th | — | |
| — | — | Gold | — | Bronze | — | — | |
| 5th | 25th | 9th | Silver | — | Silver | — | |
| 73rd | 18th | 25th | 12th | — | Gold | — | |
| 38th | 5th | 6th | 20th | — | Bronze | — | |
| 12th | 43rd | DNS | 16th | — | 4th | — | |
| — | 45th | DNF | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 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
edit15 victories (4 In, 8 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 1994–95 1 victory (1 In) |
8 December 1994 | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1995–96 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp) |
18 January 1996 | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 20 January 1996 | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | ||
| 9 February 1996 | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | ||
| 9 March 1996 | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | ||
| 16 March 1996 | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | ||
| 1997–98 4 victories (1 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu) |
7 March 1998 | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 8 March 1998 | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Championships | ||
| 12 March 1998 | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | ||
| 14 March 1998 | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | ||
| 1998–99 1 victory (1 Sp) |
8 January 1999 | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1999–2000 1 victory (1 MS) |
19 December 1999 | 15 km mass start | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 2002–03 3 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu) |
23 January 2003 | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 15 February 2003 | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | ||
| 23 February 2003 | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
After retirement
editHead of Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast since 2014. In 2016, he was elected to the State Duma representing the Yabloko party. In May 2018 Drachev was elected as President of the Russian Biathlon Union for a four-year term.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Coaching Carousel Part 2: Moves in Austria, Switzerland, France and Russia". International Biathlon Union. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Vladimir Drachev". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
External links
edit- Vladimir Drachev at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Vladimir Drachev at IBU BiathlonResults.com