| Artem Pryma | |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Club: | Ukrainian Military Forces |
| Seasons: | 2008– |
| Updated: | 22 January 2018 |
Artem Pryma (Ukrainian: Артем Прима, born 30 May 1987, Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian World Cup level biathlete. He participated at 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.
Pryma began competing internationally in 2006 but only participated in junior competitions. He debuted at World Cup on 14 January 2010, in German Ruhpolding, where he was 41st in the sprint. Then he started in relay together with his brother Roman but Roman screwed it up and had a penalty loop. The team finished 12th in that race. His first World Cup points he earned next year. At 2011 World Championships he was 25th in individual race.
At 2011 Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey, he won four medals, including two gold. Together with Serhiy Semenov and Vita Semerenko, they were the most successful biathletes at those competitions. He is also 2011 European champion in individual race. In the next season, he also won some more European medals.
At 2014 Winter Olympics in Russian Sochi, his best result was just 32nd in sprint.
He qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] In Pyeongchang he was 46th in individual, 40th in sprint and 38th in pursuit. He also participated in two relays being 7th in mixed relay and 9th in classical relay.
On 10 March 2018, Artem achieved his first World Cup podium. He was second in the mixed relay in Kontiolahti, Finland.
Roman Pryma, a former biathlete and current coach, is Artem's elder brother.
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 81st | 32nd | 44th | — | 9th | — | ||
| align=left | 46th | 40th | 38th | — | 9th | 7th | ||
| align=left | 37th | 15th | — | — | — | 13th |
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="6" | |
| align=left | 24 | 35 | 44 | — | 8 | — | ||
| align=left | 47 | 42 | 36 | — | 14 | — | ||
| align=left | 34 | 62 | — | — | 9 | — | ||
| align=left | — | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | ||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | ||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | 12th | 7th | — | |
| align=left | 36th | 25th | 24th | 20th | 12th | 5th | — | |
| align=left | 9th | 20th | 8th | 21st | 5th | 4th | 4th | |
| 2023 Oberhof | — | 44th | 39th | — | 13th | — | — | |
 2024 Nové Město na Moravě | 62nd | 60th | DNS | 13th | 7th |
| Season | Place | Competition | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed relay | bgcolor=silver | 2 | |||
| Relay | bgcolor=silver | 2 |
| Season | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Overall Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 70 | — | — | 74 | ||
| 36 | 39 | 79 | 47 | 46 | ||
| 52 | 56 | 66 | — | 58 | ||
| — | 47 | 73 | 42 | 55 | ||
| 55 | 49 | 51 | — | 53 | ||
| 43 | 42 | 44 | 37 | 42 | ||
| — | 38 | 28 | — | 37 | ||
| 21 | 55 | 41 | — | 45 | ||
| 49 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 35 | ||
| 32 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 23 |
| Season | Place | Competition | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed relay | bgcolor=gold | 1 | ||
| Single mixed relay | 3 |