Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin ( be, Вадзім Леанідавіч Сашурын; born 19 February 1970) is a former

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and Belarusian

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and current coach. In the lead-up to the 2002–03 season, Sashurin was caught using the banned steroid

nandrolone Nandrolone, also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) which is used in the form of esters such as nandrolone decanoate (brand name Deca-Durabolin) and nandrolone phenylpropionate (brand name Durabolin). Nandrolon ...

. He was initially banned for 15 months, but the ban was extended to 24 months after Sashurin failed to take part in an anti-doping campaign, as mandated by the IBU.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

:''*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.''

World Championships

''9 medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)'' :''*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 pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.''

Individual victories

''2 victories (2 Sp)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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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

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