Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev (

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: Павел Александрович Ростовцев; born 21 September 1971) is a Russian former

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Life and career

Rostovtsev lives in

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. He is a three times world champion in biathlon. He has competed in the

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since the 1995–96 season. In 2000 he became World Champion with the Russian relay team in the World Championships in

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. The following year he won both the sprint and the pursuit in the World Championships in

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. In the 2001–02 season he came second in the overall World Cup standings. He hasn't won a single World Cup competition since the 2001–02 season. In the

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he was a part of the silver medal winning Russian relay team. In November 2006, Rostovtsev announced his retirement due to disagreements with the Russian Biathon Union.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 silver)'' :''*Mass start was added as an event in 2006.''

World Championships

''9 medals (3 gold, 6 silver)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.''

Individual victories

''7 victories (2 In, 2 Sp, 3 Pu)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rostovtsev, Pavel 1971 births Living people People from Gus-Khrustalny Russian male biathletes Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Russia Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic silver medalists for Russia Biathlon World Championships medalists Sportspeople from Vladimir Oblast 20th-century Russian people 21st-century Russian people