Alexandr Popov (biathlete)
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.
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| Full name | Alexandr Vladimirovich Popov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1965 Tobolsk, RSFSR, 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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Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Olympic Games
2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1988 Calgary |
12th | — | Gold |
 1992 Albertville |
4th | 18th | Silver |
 1994 Lillehammer |
4th | 10th | 4th |
 1998 Nagano |
29th | 55th | 4th |
World Championships
10 medals (4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay |
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 1987 Lake Placid |
12th | DSQ | N/A | N/A | Silver |
 1989 Feistritz |
19th | 8th | N/A | Gold | Silver |
 1991 Lahti |
Silver | — | N/A | — | Silver |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1992 Novosibirsk |
N/A | N/A | N/A | Gold | N/A |
 1993 Borovets |
14th | 18th | N/A | 6th | 4th |
| 1994 Canmore |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 9th | N/A |
 1995 Antholz-Anterselva |
13th | 6th | N/A | 8th | Bronze |
 1996 Ruhpolding |
7th | 21st | N/A | Gold | Bronze |
 1997 Brezno-Osrblie |
— | 18th | 27th | Gold | 4th |
 1998 Pokljuka |
N/A | N/A | 18th | 12th | N/A |
- *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
5 victories (2 In, 3 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- "Alexandr Popov". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
External links
- Alexandr Popov at BiathlonWorld.com and BiathlonResults.com from IBU
- Profile (in Russian)
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