Valery Medvedtsev

Updated：2008-07-08 11:16 | Source：beijing2008.cn

　　Calgary, February 1988, XV Olympic Winter Games. Men‘s biathlon, 20km: runner-up Valery MEDVEDTSEV of the Soviet Union in action. Credit: Sport Illustrated/R. Mackson

　　Other names: MEDVEDTSEV, Valeri

　　Born: 5 July 1964

　　Birthplace: Izhevsk (Russia)

　　Nationality: Russia

　　Sport: Biathlon

　　ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

　　Calgary 1988

　　Albertville 1992

　　Lillehammer 1994

　　AWARDS

　　Olympic medals:

　　Gold: 1

　　Silver: 3

　　Other results:

　　World Championships

　　Gold: 4 (86, 90)

　　Silver: 2 (87, 93)

　　Bronze: 1 (91)

　　Silver Bullets

　　At the 1988 Calgary Games, Valery Medvedtsev earned silver medals in the 20km and 10km biathlon races, finishing behind Frank-Peter Roetsch both times. In the 4x7.5km relay, Medvedtsev anchored the Soviet team, giving the USSR it‘s sixth straight victory in the event. Medvedtsev returned to the Olympics in 1992 and, as the leadoff skier in the relay, earned a third silver medal. He participated again in the Lillehammer Games in 1994, finishing 24th in the 20km event.

Editor : LiuAnqi