Dmitry Vasilyev (biathlete) explained

Dmitry Vasilyev
Fullname:	Dmitry Vladimirovich Vasilyev
Birth Date:	1962 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Disciplines:	Biathlon
Olympicteams:	2 (1984, 1988)
Olympicmedals:	2
Olympicgolds:	2
Worldsteams:	2 (1986, 1987)
Worldsmedals:	2
Worldsgolds:	1
Wcseasons:	7 (1982/83–1988/89)
Wcwins:	1
Wcpodiums:	6

Dmitry Vladimirovich Vasilyev (ru|Дмитрий Владимирович Васильев) (born 8 December 1962 in Leningrad) is a former Russian biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Vasilyev won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, which consisted of himself, Juri Kashkarov, Algimantas Šalna and Sergei Bulygin.^[1] He received another relay gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.^[1]

Vasilyev also won a 20 km individual World Cup race in Holmenkollen in the 1982–83 season.^[2] ^[3]

In 2023, he accused Norwegian biathletes of doping, claiming that is the sole reason for their support for Russia's exclusion from the Olympics.^[4]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[5]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 gold)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
align=left	1984 Sarajevo	32nd	—	Gold
align=left	1988 Calgary	—	9th	Gold

World Championships

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
align=left	1986 Oslo Holmenkollen	8th	—	Gold
align=left	1987 Lake Placid	—	4th	Silver

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

Individual victories

1 victory (1 In)

Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Notes and References

Web site: Profile: Dmitry Vasilyev . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235851/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/dmitry-vasilyev-2.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . sports-reference.com . 29 January 2009.
Web site: Wintersport Charts Weltcup World Cup Biathlon 1983 . . Wintersport Charts . 5 November 2014 . 19 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019214536/http://www.wintersport-charts.info/bi_1983.html . live .
News: Thore-Erik Thoresen . 10 March 1983 . Østtysk seier . East German victory . no . Aftenposten . 5 November 2014 . 5 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105204319/http://eavis.aftenposten.no/aftenposten/43562/10 . live .
Web site: Дмитрий Васильев: "Братья Бо боятся за свои медали. Придет время, когда будет разоблачен допинг и все медали они выбросят в помойку" (Dmitry Vasiliev: the Bø brothers are afraid of losing their medals. The time will come when their use of doping is exposed and all their medals will be thrown out to trash . 4 February 2023 . 2024-04-28 . 2023-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231201014149/https://www.sports.ru/biathlon/1114870051-dmitrij-vasiliev-bratya-bo-boyatsya-za-svoi-medali-pridet-vremya-kogda.html . live .
Web site: Dmitri Vasilyev . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927153411/http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTRUS10812196201 . dead . 27 September 2013 . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 2 August 2015 .