Andrejus Zadneprovskis (born August 31, 1974) is a retired

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

who won the silver medal at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens, Greece, as well as bronze medal at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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. Zadneprovskis won the gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in the year of 2000 and 2004. He also earned the bronze medal at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships 2006 in Guatemala. In 2010 he retired from sport due to health problems. In 2009 he married modern pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė, who won the gold medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. They have daughter who was born in 2010. He also has a daughter with his ex-girlfriend. In 2012 Zadneprovskis was elected to the

UIPM The ''Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne'' ( en, International Modern Pentathlon Union), commonly known by the acronym UIPM, has been the international governing body of modern pentathlon since its foundation in London in 1948. Its hea ...

executives. In 2014 Zadneprovskis became the president of the Lithuanian Padel Tennis Federation. Š. Marčiulionis iš Ispanijos parsivežė egzotišką sporto šaką, su A. Zadneprovskiu įkūrė federaciją
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* * * * 1974 births Living people People from Kaliningrad Lithuanian people of Russian descent Sportspeople from Vilnius Lithuanian male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for Lithuania Modern pentathletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Lithuania Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Modern pentathlon coaches {{Lithuania-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub