Andriy Deryzemlya

Andriy Deryzemlya

Deryzemlya at the World Championships in 2008.
Personal information
Full name	Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya
Born	(1977-08-18) 18 August 1977 Zhovtneve, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	7 December 1996
Olympic Games
Teams	5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	17 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	18 (1996/97–2013/14)
Individual victories	1
All victories	1
Individual podiums	8
All podiums	13
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Ukraine World Championships 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay European Championships 2002 Kontiolahti 20 km individual 2003 Forni Avoltri 12.5 km pursuit 2005 Novosibirsk 12.5 km pursuit 2005 Novosibirsk 10 km sprint 2005 Novosibirsk 4 × 7.5 km relay 2006 Langdorf 4 × 7.5 km relay

Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya (Ukrainian: Андрiй Васильович Дериземля; born 18 August 1977) is a former Ukrainian biathlete who competed at the top level for eleven seasons before winning his first international medal, a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship.

Deryzemlya retired from the sport after the end of the 2013–14 season, starting a political career.^[1] In the 2014 parliamentary election Deryzemlya took part at the single-mandate district No. 205 in Chernihiv Oblast and failed them having finished second with 14.1% of votes.^[2][3] Before that he had founded the Centre for Support of Army in August 2014.^[4] On November 29th, 2014, Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in Chernihiv in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier.^[5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[6]

Olympic Games

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
1998 Nagano	—	45th	N/A	N/A	18th	N/A
2002 Salt Lake City	27th	38th	DNS	N/A	—	N/A
2006 Turin	39th	27th	31st	—	7th	N/A
2010 Vancouver	27th	5th	26th	26th	8th	N/A
2014 Sochi	46th	22nd	36th	—	9th	7th

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006 and the mixed relay in 2014.

World Championships

2 medals (2 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	—	77th	—	N/A	—	—	N/A
1998 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	—	N/A	15th	N/A	N/A
1999 Kontiolahti	33rd	65th	—	—	N/A	11th	N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	30th	44th	49th	—	N/A	8th	N/A
2001 Pokljuka	61st	22nd	23rd	—	N/A	—	N/A
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	N/A	N/A	N/A	30th	N/A	N/A	N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	54th	23rd	15th	—	N/A	10th	N/A
2004 Oberhof	77th	58th	DNS	—	N/A	—	N/A
2005 Hochfilzen	40th	11th	8th	6th	N/A	10th	7th
2006 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	9th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva	—	Bronze	26th	25th	N/A	8th	10th
2008 Östersund	9th	29th	36th	10th	N/A	10th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	8th	12th	7th	23rd	N/A	5th	11th
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	14th	10th	7th	13th	N/A	Bronze	—
2012 Ruhpolding	17th	42nd	22nd	19th	N/A	8th	14th
2013 Nové Město	17th	17th	30th	20th	N/A	14th	9th

*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 mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 MS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
2002–03 1 victory (1 MS)	26 January 2003	Antholz-Anterselva	15 km mass start	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

External links

• Andriy Deryzemlya at the International Biathlon Union
• Andriy Deryzemlya at Sports Reference

Olympic Games
Preceded by Viktor Petrenko	Flagbearer for  Ukraine Nagano 1998	Succeeded by Olena Petrova