Alexander Ushakov (biathlete)

Alexander Andreevich Ushakov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Ушаков; born 18 July 1948) is a former Soviet biathlete. In his career, he won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships.[2]

Alexander Ushakov
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Andreevich Ushakov
Born (1948-07-18) 18 July 1948
Smirnovo, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Championships
Teams8 (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
Medals5 (3 gold)
World Cup
Individual victories0
Individual podiums1

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

World Championships

5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
1970 Östersund 9th N/A Gold
1971 Hämeenlinna 9th N/A —
1973 Lake Placid 16th N/A —
1974 Minsk — 14th Gold
1975 Antholz-Anterselva 9th 9th Silver
1976 Antholz-Anterselva N/A 18th N/A
1977 Lillehammer 10th Bronze Gold
1978 Hochfilzen 20th 18th 4th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Sprint was added as an event in 1974.

References
  1. "The XIth Olympic Winter Games – Sapporo 1972" (PDF). The Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games, Sapporo 1972. p. 453. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. sports123.com
  3. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.


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