Vladimir Drachev


Vladimir Petrovich Drachev is a former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Drachev has four world championship titles in his career. He also has two olympic relay medals for Russia. During his career he took a total of 11 World Championship medals and 15 World Cup race wins. He was also known as one of the fastest shots in the sport whilst competing.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
1994 Lillehammer—4thSilver
1998 Nagano35th12thBronze
2006 Turin43rd61st———

World Championships

11 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay
1994 CanmoreSilver
5th13th—8th
1996 RuhpoldingSilverGoldSilverGold
1997 Brezno-Osrblie20th11th4th15th8th
1998 PokljukaGoldBronze
1999 Kontiolahti5th25th9thSilverSilver
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen73rd18th25th12thGold
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk38th5th6th20thBronze
2004 Oberhof12th43rdDNS16th4th
2005 Hochfilzen—45thDNF———
2006 Pokljuka24th

Individual victories

15 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1994–95
1 victory
8 December 1994 Bad Gastein20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1995–96
5 victories
18 January 1996 Brezno-Osrblie20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1995–96
5 victories
20 January 1996 Brezno-Osrblie10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1995–96
5 victories
9 February 1996 Ruhpolding10 km sprintBiathlon World Championships
1995–96
5 victories
9 March 1996 Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1995–96
5 victories
16 March 1996 Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1997–98
4 victories
7 March 1998 Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1997–98
4 victories
8 March 1998 Pokljuka12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Championships
1997–98
4 victories
12 March 1998 Hochfilzen20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1997–98
4 victories
14 March 1998 Hochfilzen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1998–99
1 victory
8 January 1999 Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1999–2000
1 victory
19 December 1999 Pokljuka15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
2002–03
3 victories
23 January 2003 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
2002–03
3 victories
15 February 2003 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
2002–03
3 victories
23 February 2003 Östersund12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup

After retirement

Head of Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast since 2014. In 2016, he was elected to the State Duma representing the United Russia party. In May 2018 Drachev was elected as President of the Russian Biathlon Union for a four-year term.