Alexander Ushakov (biathlete)

Alexander Ushakov
Personal information
Full name Alexander Andreevich Ushakov
Born (1948-07-18) 18 July 1948
Smirnovo, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
World Championships
Teams 8 (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
Medals 5 (3 gold)
World Cup
Individual victories 0
Individual podiums 1

Alexander Andreevich Ushakov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Ушаков; born 18 July 1948) is a former Soviet biathlete. In his career he won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships.[2]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

World Championships

5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Sweden 1970 Östersund 9th N/A Gold
Finland 1971 Hämeenlinna 9th N/A —
United States 1973 Lake Placid 16th N/A —
Soviet Union 1974 Minsk — 14th Gold
Italy 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 9th 9th Silver
Italy 1976 Antholz-Anterselva N/A 18th N/A
Norway 1977 Lillehammer 10th Bronze Gold
Austria 1978 Hochfilzen 20th 18th 4th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Sprint was added as an event in 1974.

References

  1. ↑ "The XIth Olympic Winter Games – Sapporo 1972" (PDF). The Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games, Sapporo 1972. p. 453. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ sports123.com
  3. ↑ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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