Alexandr Popov (biathlete)

Alexandr Popov
Personal information
Full name Alexandr Vladimirovich Popov
Born (1965-02-22) 22 February 1965
Tobolsk, RSFSR,
Soviet Union
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club Dynamo Minsk
World Cup debut 18 January 1986
Olympic Games
Teams 4 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998)
Medals 2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams 10 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Medals 10 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 13 (1985/86–1997/98)
Individual victories 5
Individual podiums 16

Alexandr Vladimirovich Popov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Попов; born 22 February 1965) is a Russian biathlete who competed for the USSR, the Unified Team and Belarus. Since 1999 he has been the Head Coach of the Belarus National Biathlon Team.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Canada 1988 Calgary 12th Gold
France 1992 Albertville 4th 18th Silver
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 4th 10th 4th
Japan 1998 Nagano 29th 55th 4th

World Championships

10 medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Team Relay
United States 1987 Lake Placid 12th DSQ N/A N/A Silver
Austria 1989 Feistritz 19th 8th N/A Gold Silver
Finland 1991 Lahti Silver N/A Silver
Russia 1992 Novosibirsk N/A N/A N/A Gold N/A
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets 14th 18th N/A 6th 4th
Canada 1994 Canmore N/A N/A N/A 9th N/A
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 13th 6th N/A 8th Bronze
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding 7th 21st N/A Gold Bronze
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 18th 27th Gold 4th
Slovenia 1998 Pokljuka N/A N/A 18th 12th N/A
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989, with pursuit being added in 1997.

Individual victories

5 victories (2 In, 3 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1986–87
1 victory
(1 Sp)
17 January 1987 Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1988–89
1 victory
(1 In)
2 March 1989 Finland Hämeenlinna20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1990–91
1 victory
(1 In)
24 January 1991 Italy Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1991–92
2 victories
(2 Sp)
21 December 1991 Austria Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
25 January 1992 Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon 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. "Alexandr Popov". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links

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