Andriy Deryzemlya Explained

Andriy Deryzemlya
Fullname:Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya
Birth Date:1977 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Zhovtneve, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Disciplines:Biathlon
Wcdebut:7 December 1996
Olympicteams:5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:17 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Worldsmedals:2
Worldsgolds:0
Wcseasons:18 (1996/97–2013/14)
Wcwins:1
Wcrelayswins:1
Wcpodiums:8 (1 gold, 1 silver, 6 bronze)
Wcrelayspodiums:13 (1 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze)

Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Дериземля; born 18 August 1977) is a former Ukrainian biathlete who competed at the top level for eleven seasons before winning his first international medal, a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship. In 2008 together with Oksana Khvostenko he won World Team Challenge.

Deryzemlya retired from the sport after the end of the 2013–14 season, starting a political career.[1] In the 2014 parliamentary election Deryzemlya took part at the single-mandate district No. 205 in Chernihiv Oblast and failed them having finished second with 14.1% of votes.[2] [3] Before that he had founded the Centre for Support of Army in August 2014.[4] On 29 November 2014, Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in Chernihiv in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier.[5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[6]

Olympic Games

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 1998 Nagano45th18th
align=left 2002 Salt Lake City27th38thDNS
align=left 2006 Turin39th27th31st7th
align=left 2010 Vancouver27th5th26th26th8th
align=left 2014 Sochi46th22nd36th9th7th

World Championships

2 medals (2 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay
align=left 1997 Brezno-Osrblie77th
align=left 1998 Pokljuka15th
align=left 1999 Kontiolahti33rd65th11th
align=left 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen30th44th49th8th
align=left 2001 Pokljuka61st22nd23rd
align=left 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen30th
align=left 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk54th23rd15th10th
align=left 2004 Oberhof77th58thDNS
align=left 2005 Hochfilzen40th11th8th6th10th7th
align=left 2006 Pokljuka9th
align=left 2007 Antholz-AnterselvaBronze26th25th8th10th
align=left 2008 Östersund9th29th36th10th10th
align=left 2009 Pyeongchang8th12th7th23rd5th11th
align=left 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk6th
align=left 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk14th10th7th13thBronze
align=left 2012 Ruhpolding17th42nd22nd19th8th14th
align=left 2013 Nové Město17th17th30th20th14th9th

Individual victories

1 victory (1 MS)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Serguei Sednev retires with immediate effect . Paone . Francesco . 19 December 2014 . Snowalps . Neve Italia . 25 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Andriy Deryzemlya. Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
  3. Web site: Single-mandate district No.205 results. Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
  4. Web site: Deryzemlya organised the Centre for Support of Army. XSport.
  5. Web site: Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier. 29 November 2014 . gazeta.ua.
  6. Web site: Andriy Deryzemlya . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 20 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627105304/http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTUKR11808197701 . 27 June 2015 .