Evgeny Ustyugov

Evgeny Ustyugov
Personal information
Full nameEvgeny Romanovich Ustyugov
Born (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985 (age 39)
Krasnoyarsk, RSFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut8 January 2009
Retired5 April 2014
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2010, 2014)
Medals1'” (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons6 (2008/09–2013/14)
Individual victories3
All victories6
Individual podiums12
All podiums24
Discipline titles1:
1 Mass start (2009–10)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
Biathlon World Championships 0 2 0
Biathlon European Championships 0 2 0
Total 0 4 0
Men's biathlon
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Disqualified 2010 Vancouver 15 km mass start
Disqualified 2014 Sochi 4 × 7.5 km relay
Disqualified 2010 Vancouver 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 15 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Ufa 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ridanna 20 km individual
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Presque Isle 15 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2006 Presque Isle 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2006 Presque Isle 4 × 7.5 km relay

Evgeny Romanovich Ustyugov (Russian: Евгений Романович Устюгов; born 4 June 1985) is a Russian former biathlete. Born to cross-country skiers, Ustyugov was introduced to biathlon at the age of three. He started his career in junior tournaments in 2005, before going professional three years later in the European Championships. He is an Olympic champion in the men's 15 km mass start event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Prior to the 2010 Olympic Games, his best World Championship finish in an individual event was 20th place.

Together with Anton Shipulin, Alexey Volkov and Dmitry Malyshko he won the gold medal in the men's relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. After the end of the 2013–14 World Cup, Ustyugov announced his retirement.[1]

In February 2020, it was announced that because of a doping violation he had been disqualified from all results in the 2013–14 season, including the 2014 Olympics.[2] In October 2020 it was revealed that due to new testing his Vancouver 2010 medal would also be revoked due to doping.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Retiring From Biathlon: Part 1, the Men". International Biathlon Union. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Russia to lose Sochi Olympic gold medal in new doping case". AP NEWS. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Vancouver 2010 athlete to be stripped of Olympic gold medal | Offside". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ "CAS Decision: Evgeny Ustyugov Found Guilty of AD-Rule Violation". 26 October 2020.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search