Sergei Tchepikov

Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov (Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Че́пиков; born 30 January 1967) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon (1988, 1992, 1994, 2002 and 2006) and one in cross country skiing (1998). His last Olympic performance was a silver medal in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Sergei Tchepikov
Personal information
Full nameSergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov
Born (1967-01-30) 30 January 1967
Khor, Khabarovsk Krai,
RSFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Cross-country skiing
ClubDinamo
World Cup debut22 January 1987
26 November 1995
Olympic Games
Teams5 (1988, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2006)
1 (1998)
Medals6 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
2 (1995, 1997)
Medals14 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons14 (1986/87–1993/94,
2001/02–2006/07)
Individual victories5
Individual podiums18
Overall titles2 (1989–90, 1990–91)
Discipline titles1:
1 Sprint (1990–91)

Tchepikov has two World Cup titles (1989/90, 1990/91). He has had 25 podium finishes, six in first place, thirteen in second, and has come third six times. In the Olympics, Tchepikov has two gold, three silver, and one bronze medals. In the World Championships he has won 14 medals, however only two gold medals.

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

6 medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
1988 Calgary 4th Bronze N/A N/A Gold
1992 Albertville 10th 4th N/A N/A Silver
1994 Lillehammer 8th Gold N/A N/A Silver
2002 Salt Lake City 8th — — N/A 4th
2006 Turin 4th 23rd DNS 5th Silver
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

14 medals (2 gold, 9 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
1989 Feistritz 7th 7th N/A N/A Gold Silver N/A
1990 Minsk Silver Bronze N/A N/A 4th 5th N/A
1991 Lahti 5th 15th N/A N/A Bronze Silver N/A
1993 Borovets Bronze 5th N/A N/A Silver Silver N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk — 52nd 32nd 10th N/A Silver N/A
2004 Oberhof 40th — — 24th N/A — N/A
2005 Hochfilzen 32nd 4th Silver 8th N/A Silver Silver
2006 Pokljuka N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Gold
*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 pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

7 victories (3 In, 4 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1988–89
1 victory
(1 In)		9 March 1989 Östersund20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1989–90
1 victory
(1 In)		25 January 1990 Ruhpolding20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1990–91
3 victories
(1 In, 2 Sp)		13 December 1990 Albertville20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
15 December 1990 Albertville10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
26 January 1991 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2003–04
1 victory
(1 Sp)		24 January 2004 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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   10 km   Pursuit   30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19983122932—5

World Championships
 Year   Age   10 km  Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1995283519—136
1997301614—184

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
19952850N/AN/A
19962919N/AN/A
199730212231
199831497140

Team podiums
  • 1 victory
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1995–96 1 March 1996 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndBotvinov / Tchernych / Prokurorov
21997–987 December 1997 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup1stPitchouguine / Legotine / Prokurorov
36 March 1998 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdLegotine / Prokurorov / Noutrikhin

Politics

In 2016, he was elected to the State Duma running as a United Russia candidate.

References
  1. "Sergei Tchepikov". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. "TSHEPIKOV Sergei". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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