Alexander Ushakov (biathlete) explained

Alexander Ushakov
Fullname:	Alexander Andreevich Ushakov
Birth Date:	1948 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Smirnovo, Udmurt ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR
Height:	^[1]
Disciplines:	Biathlon
Worldsteams:	8 (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
Worldsmedals:	5
Worldsgolds:	3
Wcwins:	0
Wcpodiums:	1

Alexander Andreevich Ushakov (Russian: Александр Андреевич Ушаков; 18 July 1948 – 14 August 2024) was a Soviet biathlete. In his career, he won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal at the Biathlon World Championships.^[2] Ushakov died on 14 August 2024, at the age of 76.^[3]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[4]

World Championships

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

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
align=left	1970 Östersund	9th		Gold
align=left	1971 Hämeenlinna	9th		—
align=left	1973 Lake Placid	16th		—
align=left	1974 Minsk	—	14th	Gold
align=left	1975 Antholz-Anterselva	9th	9th	Silver
align=left	1976 Antholz-Anterselva		18th
align=left	1977 Lillehammer	10th	Bronze	Gold
align=left	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.

Notes and References

Web site: The XIth Olympic Winter Games – Sapporo 1972 . The Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games, Sapporo 1972 . PDF . 453 . 15 May 2015.
Web site: sports123.com . 23 February 2009 . 23 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023115839/http://sports123.com/bia/mw-4x7.5.html . dead .
https://tsargrad.tv/news/umer-trehkratnyj-chempion-mira-po-biatlonu-aleksandr-ushakov_1040579 Умер трёхкратный чемпион мира по биатлону Александр Ушаков
Web site: Search results . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 13 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627121310/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx . 27 June 2015 .