Dimitry Vassiliev
| Dimitry Vassiliev | |
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| Full name | Dmitri Viktorovich Vassiliev |
| Born |
26 December 1979 Ufa, Soviet Union |
| Ski club | CSKA/Lokomotiv Ufa |
| Personal best |
233.5 m (766 ft) Vikersund, 14 February 2015 |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 1999–present |
| Individual wins | 0 |
| Indiv. podiums | 9 |
| Updated on 2 December 2012. | |
Dimitry Viktorovich Vassiliev (Russian: Дмитрий Викторович Васильев, born 26 December 1979 in Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian ski jumper who has been competing in the World Cup since 1999. His best finish at the World Championships is fifth in the team normal hill in Oberstdorf 2005 while his best individual finish was seventh in the individual large hill at the Sapporo 2007.
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Vassiliev finished eighth in the team competition and tenth in the individual normal hill.
He finished seventh in the Ski-flying World Championships in the team event both in 2004 and 2006.
Vassiliev best individual World Cup finish was second in an individual large hill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2001.
In 2001 during the Four Hills Tournament, Vassiliev tested positive for the substance Furosemide, which is a banned diuretic. He subsequently received a two-year ban from competitions.[1]
On 15 February 2015, Vassiliev flew 254 meters in Vikersund, but crashed hard upon landing. This is unofficially the longest jump ever recorded.