Dmitry Vladimirovich Vasilyev (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Васильев) (born 8 December 1962 in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

) is a former Soviet biathlete. At the

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...

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, Vasilyev won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, which consisted of himself,

Juri Kashkarov Juri, JURI or Jüri may refer to: Law * Dative singular case of Latin Jus * Committee on Legal Affairs, committee of the European Parliament, known as JURI Places *Juri Upazila, subdistrict (''upazila'') in Maulvibazar District, Sylhet Division, ...

, Algimantas Šalna and

Sergei Bulygin Sergei Ivanovich Bulygin (russian: Серге́й Иванович Булы́гин; born 10 July 1963) is a former Soviet biathlete. During his career he won an Olympic gold medal as part of the Soviet Union 4 × 7.5 km relay team in the 1 ...

. He received another gold medal at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

in Calgary. Vasilyev also won a 20 km individual World Cup race in Holmenkollen in the 1982–83 season.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the ...

Olympic Games

''2 medals (2 gold)''

World Championships

''2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.''

Individual victories

''1 victory (1 In)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

Biathlon World Cup The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 Biathlon World Cup, 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons ...

Biathlon World Championships The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and fina ...

and the

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...

.''

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* * 1962 births Living people Soviet male biathletes Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Biathlon World Championships medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners {{Russia-biathlon-bio-stub