Yevgeny Dementyev

Yevgeny Dementyev
Dementyev in 2006.

Yevgeny Alexandrovich Dementyev (Russian: Евге́ний Александрович Деме́нтьев, born 17 January 1983 in Tayozhny, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug) is a Russian cross-country skier. He attended Children and Youth Sports School of Sovetsky District, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where his first trainer was Valery Ukhov. Dementyev's first international success was in 2001 at the Junior World Championship. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, with a gold in the men's 15 km + 15 km pursuit event and a silver in the men's 50 km freestyle mass start.

Dementyev finished 0.8 seconds behind the winner Giorgio Di Centa in the 50 km event, the closest margin of victory in Olympic history. This margin of victory eclipsed the previous record of 4.9 seconds set at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo between fellow Swedes Thomas Wassberg and Gunde Svan.

He also won two medals at the 2003 Nordic skiing World Junior Championships with a gold in 10 km and a bronze in the 30 km. Dementyev has two 4×10 km medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 22nd in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in 2005.

On 25 August 2009, Russian newssite russiatoday.com reported that Dementyev has tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO). He returned in 2011 after a two-year ban.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2003–041 21 February 2004Sweden Umeå, Sweden15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
22004–0519 March 2005Sweden Falun, Sweden15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
3 2005–06 14 January 2006Italy Lago di Tesero, Italy30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
4 2006–07 13 December 2006Italy Cogne, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
516 December 2006France La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

  • 1 victories
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 2003–04 7 February 2004France La Clusaz, France4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdPankratov / Ivanov / Novikov
2 2006–07 19 November 2006Sweden Gällivare, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndPankratov / Rochev / Legkov
317 December 2006France La Clusaz, France4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup1stPankratov / Rochev / Legkov
4 2007–08 25 November 2007Norway Beitostølen, Norway4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdRochev / Pankratov / Legkov

References

  1. "Athlete : DEMENTIEV Eugeniy". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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