Aleksandr Popov (biathlete)
(Redirected from Alexander Vladimirovich Popov (biathlonist))
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| Full name | Alexandr Vladimirovich Popov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1965 Tobolsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Minsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 18 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 4 (1988, 1992, 1994, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 10 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 10 (4 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 13 (1985/86–1997/98) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1988 Calgary
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12th | — | Gold |
 1992 Albertville
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4th | 18th | Silver |
 1994 Lillehammer
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4th | 10th | 4th |
 1998 Nagano
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29th | 55th | 4th |
World Championships
[edit]10 medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay |
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 1987 Lake Placid
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12th | DSQ | — | — | Silver |
 1989 Feistritz
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19th | 8th | — | Gold | Silver |
 1991 Lahti
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Silver | — | — | — | Silver |
 1992 Novosibirsk
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— | — | — | Gold | — |
 1993 Borovets
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14th | 18th | — | 6th | 4th |
| 1994 Canmore
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— | — | — | 9th | — |
 1995 Antholz-Anterselva
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13th | 6th | — | 8th | Bronze |
 1996 Ruhpolding
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7th | 21st | — | Gold | Bronze |
 1997 Brezno-Osrblie
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— | 18th | 27th | Gold | 4th |
 1998 Pokljuka
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— | — | 18th | 12th | — |
- *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
[edit]5 victories (2 In, 3 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 1986–87 1 victory (1 Sp) |
17 January 1987 | Antholz-Anterselva |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1988–89 1 victory (1 In) |
2 March 1989 | Hämeenlinna |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1990–91 1 victory (1 In) |
24 January 1991 | Antholz-Anterselva |
20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1991–92 2 victories (2 Sp) |
21 December 1991 | Hochfilzen |
10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 25 January 1992 | Antholz-Anterselva |
10 km sprint | 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
[edit]- ^ "Alexandr Popov". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Aleksandr Popov at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Aleksandr Popov at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Profile (in Russian)
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Tobolsk
- Russian male biathletes
- Soviet male biathletes
- Belarusian male biathletes
- Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic biathletes for the Soviet Union
- Olympic biathletes for the Unified Team
- Olympic biathletes for Belarus
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen