Alexey Volkov (biathlete)
Russian biathlete
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Alexey Anatolyevich Volkov (Russian: Алексей Анатольевич Волков, born 5 April 1988) is a Russian former biathlete.
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| Born | 5 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2009/10– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2012 in Ruhpolding, and at the Biathlon World Championships 2013 in Nové Město na Moravě. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in the individual and in the Men's relay. Together with Anton Shipulin, Evgeny Ustyugov and Dmitry Malyshko he won the gold medal in the Men's Relay.[1]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 Sochi |
64th | — | — | — | DSQ (1st) | — |
World Championships
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2012 Ruhpolding |
21st | — | — | — | — | — |
 2013 Nové Město na Moravě |
15th | — | — | — | — | — |
 2015 Kontiolahti |
9th | — | — | — | 4th | — |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen |
39th | — | — | — | — | — |
 2017 Hochfilzen |
11th | — | — | — | Gold | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
Biathlon World Cup
- World Cup rankings
| Year | Overall | Sprint | Pursuit | Individual | Mass Start |
| 2009–10 | 51st | 45th | 50th | — | — |
| 2010–11 | 56th | 82nd | 48th | 34th | — |
| 2011–12 | 38th | 43rd | 40th | 15th | 32nd |
| 2012–13 | 33rd | 43rd | 27th | 20th | 35th |
| 2013–14 | 20th | 38th | 27th | 4th | 3rd |
- Overall record
| Result | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual events | Team events | All events | |||||||
| 1st place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 2nd place | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3rd place | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Podiums | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Top 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
- Podiums
| Date | Place | Competition | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2014 | Oberhof | Mass Start | 2nd |
| 11 January 2014 | Ruhpolding | Individual | 2nd |
