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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