Valeriy Medvedtsev


Valeriy Alekseevitch Medvedtsev is a former Russian biathlete.

Career

On 16 January 1986, Medvedtsev achieved the feat of winning his World Cup debut.
He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville he won a silver medal in the relay competition for the Unified Team. In the World Championships, Medvedtsev has three relay medals gold from 1986 in Oslo, silver from 1987 in Lake Placid and silver from 1993 in Borovets. And he also has two individual gold medals from the World Championships, gold medals in the 20 km from 1986 in Oslo and 1990 in Minsk. He also has one gold medal from the 10 km from 1986 in Oslo.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

4 medals
EventIndividualSprintRelay
1988 CalgarySilverSilverGold
1992 Albertville—25thSilver
1994 Lillehammer24th——

World Championships

7 medals
EventIndividualSprintTeamRelay
1986 Oslo HolmenkollenGoldGoldGold
1987 Lake Placid4th5thSilver
1989 Feistritz27th11th——
1990 MinskGold8th4th5th
1991 Lahti—7thBronze—
1993 Borovets57th34th—Silver

Individual victories

6 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1985–86
3 victories
16 January 1986 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1985–86
3 victories
20 February 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen20 km individualBiathlon World Championships
1985–86
3 victories
22 February 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
1986–87
2 victories
18 December 1986 Obertauern20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1986–87
2 victories
19 February 1987 Canmore20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1989–90
1 victory
3 March 1990 Minsk20 km individualBiathlon World Championships