Alexander Ushakov (biathlete)

Alexander Andreevich Ushakov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Ушаков; born 18 July 1948) is a former Soviet biathlete. In his career, he won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships.[2]

Alexander Ushakov

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Andreevich Ushakov
Born	18 July 1948 Smirnovo, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Championships
Teams	8 (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
Medals	5 (3 gold)
World Cup
Individual victories	0
Individual podiums	1
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Soviet Union World Championships 1977 Lillehammer 4 × 7.5 km relay 1974 Minsk 4 × 7.5 km relay 1970 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay 1977 Lillehammer 20 km individual

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

World Championships

5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1970 Östersund	9th	N/A	Gold
1971 Hämeenlinna	9th	N/A	—
1973 Lake Placid	16th	N/A	—
1974 Minsk	—	14th	Gold
1975 Antholz-Anterselva	9th	9th	Silver
1976 Antholz-Anterselva	N/A	18th	N/A
1977 Lillehammer	10th	Bronze	Gold
1978 Hochfilzen	20th	18th	4th

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**Sprint was added as an event in 1974.

References

1. "The XIth Olympic Winter Games – Sapporo 1972" (PDF). The Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games, Sapporo 1972. p. 453. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
2. sports123.com
3. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.