Valeriy Medvedtsev
Russian biathlete
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Valeriy Alekseyevich Medvedtsev (Russian: Валерий Алексеевич Медведцев; born 5 July 1964) is a former Russian biathlete.
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| Full name | Valeriy Alekseyevich Medvedtsev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 July 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 16 January 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 3 (1988, 1992, 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 6 (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 7 (4 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 9 (1985/86–1993/94) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
On 16 January 1986, Medvedtsev achieved the feat of winning his World Cup debut.[1] He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Izhevsk. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Medvedtsev, competing for the USSR, won two silver medals in the 10 km sprint and the 20 km individual, and also gold medal in the relay. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville he won a silver medal in the relay competition for the Unified Team. In the World Championships, Medvedtsev has three relay medals gold from 1986 in Oslo, silver from 1987 in Lake Placid and silver from 1993 in Borovets. And he also has two individual gold medals from the World Championships, gold medals in the 20 km from 1986 in Oslo (Holmenkollen Ski Festival biathlon) and 1990 in Minsk. He also has one gold medal from the 10 km from 1986 in Oslo (Holmenkollen Ski Festival biathlon).[citation needed]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
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 1988 Calgary |
Silver | Silver | Gold |
 1992 Albertville |
— | 25th | Silver |
 1994 Lillehammer |
24th | — | — |
World Championships
7 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Team | Relay |
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| 1986 Oslo Holmenkollen |
Gold | Gold | N/a | Gold |
 1987 Lake Placid |
4th | 5th | N/a | Silver |
 1989 Feistritz |
27th | 11th | — | — |
 1990 Minsk |
Gold | 8th | 4th | 5th |
 1991 Lahti |
— | 7th | Bronze | — |
 1993 Borovets |
57th | 34th | — | Silver |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Team was added as an event in 1989.
Individual victories
6 victories (5 In, 1 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 1985–86 3 victories (2 In, 1 Sp) | 16 January 1986 |  Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 20 February 1986 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 22 February 1986 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 1986–87 2 victories (2 In) | 18 December 1986 | Obertauern | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 19 February 1987 | Canmore | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1989–90 1 victory (1 In) | 3 March 1990 | Minsk | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Championships |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.