Andriy Deryzemlya

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Andriy Deryzemlya
Deryzemlya at the World Championships in 2008.
Personal information
Full nameAndriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya
Born (1977-08-18) 18 August 1977 (age 46)
Zhovtneve, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut7 December 1996
Olympic Games
Teams5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams17 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons18 (1996/97–2013/14)
Individual victories1
All victories1
Individual podiums8 (1 gold, 1 silver, 6 bronze)
All podiums13 (1 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva
10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kontiolahti 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2003 Forni Avoltri 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2005 Novosibirsk 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2005 Novosibirsk 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Novosibirsk 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Langdorf 4 × 7.5 km relay
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tarvisio 10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tarvisio 15 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2005 Innsbruck 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2005 Innsbruck Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Tarvisio 12.5 km pursuit

Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya (

2007 World Championship. In 2008 together with Oksana Khvostenko he won World Team Challenge
.

Deryzemlya retired from the sport after the end of the 2013–14 season, starting a political career.[1] In the 2014 parliamentary election Deryzemlya took part at the single-mandate district No. 205 in Chernihiv Oblast and failed them having finished second with 14.1% of votes.[2][3] Before that he had founded the Centre for Support of Army in August 2014.[4] On November 29, 2014, Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in Chernihiv in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier.[5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[6]

Olympic Games

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
Japan 1998 Nagano 45th 18th
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 27th 38th DNS
Italy 2006 Turin 39th 27th 31st 7th
Canada 2010 Vancouver 27th 5th 26th 26th 8th
Russia 2014 Sochi 46th 22nd 36th 9th 7th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006 and the mixed relay in 2014.

World Championships

2 medals (2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 77th
Slovenia 1998 Pokljuka 15th
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 33rd 65th 11th
Norway 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 30th 44th 49th 8th
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 61st 22nd 23rd
Norway 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 30th
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 54th 23rd 15th 10th
Germany 2004 Oberhof 77th 58th DNS
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 40th 11th 8th 6th 10th 7th
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka 9th
Italy 2007 Antholz-Anterselva Bronze 26th 25th 8th 10th
Sweden 2008 Östersund 9th 29th 36th 10th 10th
South Korea 2009 Pyeongchang 8th 12th 7th 23rd 5th 11th
Russia 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk 6th
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 14th 10th 7th 13th Bronze
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 17th 42nd 22nd 19th 8th 14th
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 17th 17th 30th 20th 14th 9th
*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 mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

Individual victories

1 victory (1 MS)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
2002–03
1 victory
(1 MS)
26 January 2003 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 15 km mass start 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

  1. ^ Paone, Francesco (19 December 2014). "Serguei Sednev retires with immediate effect". Snowalps. Neve Italia. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Andriy Deryzemlya". Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
  3. ^ "Single-mandate district No.205 results". Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
  4. ^ "Deryzemlya organised the Centre for Support of Army". XSport.
  5. ^ "Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier". gazeta.ua. 29 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Andriy Deryzemlya". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

External links

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Ukraine
Nagano 1998
Succeeded by