Vladimir Drachev

Vladimir Drachev
	Drachev
Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Petrovich; Drachev
Born	7 March 1966; Petrozavodsk, RSFSR,; Soviet Union
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Dinamo
World Cup debut	10 March 1988
Retired	26 March 2006
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (1994, 1998, 2006)
Medals	2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	11 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Medals	11 (4 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	15 (1987/88–1988/89,; 1993/94–2005/06)
Individual victories	15
Individual podiums	31
Overall titles	1 (1995–96)
Discipline titles	2:; 1 Individual (1995–96);; 1 Sprint (1995–96)
Men's biathlon
Representing Belarus
World Championships
Representing Russia
Olympic Games
World Championships

Vladimir Petrovich Drachev (Russian: Владимир Петрович Драчёв, born 7 March 1966) is a former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Drachev has four world championship titles in his career (two individually and two for teams). He also has two olympic relay medals for Russia (silver in 1994, and bronze in 1998). During his career he took a total of 11 World Championship medals and 15 World Cup race wins. He was also known as one of the fastest shots in the sport whilst competing.[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay
1994 Lillehammer	—	4th	N/A	N/A	Silver
1998 Nagano	35th	12th	N/A	N/A	Bronze
2006 Turin	43rd	61st	—	—	—

*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

11 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Team	Relay	Mixed relay
1994 Canmore	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Silver	N/A	N/A
1995 Antholz-Anterselva	5th	13th	N/A	N/A	—	8th	N/A
1996 Ruhpolding	Silver	Gold	N/A	N/A	Silver	Gold	N/A
1997 Brezno-Osrblie	20th	11th	4th	N/A	15th	8th	N/A
1998 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	Gold	N/A	Bronze	N/A	N/A
1999 Kontiolahti	5th	25th	9th	Silver	N/A	Silver	N/A
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	73rd	18th	25th	12th	N/A	Gold	N/A
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	38th	5th	6th	20th	N/A	Bronze	N/A
2004 Oberhof	12th	43rd	DNS	16th	N/A	4th	N/A
2005 Hochfilzen	—	45th	DNF	—	N/A	—	—
2006 Pokljuka	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	24th

*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

15 victories (4 In, 8 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1994–95 1 victory (1 In)	8 December 1994	Bad Gastein	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
1995–96 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp)	18 January 1996	Brezno-Osrblie	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
	20 January 1996	Brezno-Osrblie	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	9 February 1996	Ruhpolding	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Championships
	9 March 1996	Pokljuka	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	16 March 1996	Hochfilzen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1997–98 4 victories (1 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu)	7 March 1998	Pokljuka	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	8 March 1998	Pokljuka	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Championships
	12 March 1998	Hochfilzen	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
	14 March 1998	Hochfilzen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1998–99 1 victory (1 Sp)	8 January 1999	Oberhof	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
1999–2000 1 victory (1 MS)	19 December 1999	Pokljuka	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup
2002–03 3 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu)	23 January 2003	Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup
	15 February 2003	Oslo Holmenkollen	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	23 February 2003	Östersund	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

After retirement

Head of Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast since 2014. In 2016, he was elected to the State Duma representing the United Russia party. In May 2018 Drachev was elected as President of the Russian Biathlon Union for a four-year term.[1]

References

"Coaching Carousel Part 2: Moves in Austria, Switzerland, France and Russia". International Biathlon Union. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
"Vladimir Drachev". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

External links

Vladimir Drachev at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU

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[rbu-1] "Coaching Carousel Part 2: Moves in Austria, Switzerland, France and Russia". International Biathlon Union. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

[IBUprofile-2] "Vladimir Drachev". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 1 June 2015.