Dmytro Pidruchnyi Explained

Dmytro Pidruchnyi
Fullname:Dmytro Volodymyrovych Pidruchnyi
Birth Date:1991 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Ostriv, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Height:1.78 m
Weight:68 kg
Disciplines:Biathlon
Wcdebut:2012
Club:Kolos, Dynamo
Olympicteams:2 (2014, 2018)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:5 (20152020)
Worldsmedals:1
Worldsgolds:1
Wcseasons:2012–
Updated:25 February 2020

Dmytro Pidruchnyi (Ukrainian: Дмитро Підручний; born 5 November 1991) is a Ukrainian biathlete. He participated at 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. In March 2022, Pidruchnyi joined the Ukrainian National Guard to fight during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

Career

Pidruchnyi was born in village Ostriv[2] near Ternopil. Dmytro's first international competition was 2010 Junior World Championships in Swedish Torsby. He didn't have much success then. He also wasn't very successful next season. But at 2012 Junior Worlds in Kontiolahti he finally showed good results which allowed him to start in IBU Cup and debut in World Cup. On 13 December 2012, he was with 6 misses just 98th in Pokljuka, Slovenia. Nevertheless he competed some more sprints that season.

His performances improved in 2013–14 season. In Hochfilzen Dmytro had surprising 6th place in sprint. Since then Pidruchnyi is on a regular basis in national team. He participated at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He was just 55th in individual race and 9th in men's relay.

On 6 February 2015, Pidruchnyi had his first team podium in mixed relay in Nové Město. That year he debuted at World Championships. Up to date his best World Cup finish is 4th in mass start in Ruhpolding where he lost bronze to Norway's Tarjei Bø.

He qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] In Pyeongchang he was 21st in sprint, 34th in pursuit, 7th in mixed relay and 9th in relay.

He won pursuit at World Championships 2019 in Östersund, Sweden.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2014 Sochi55th9th
align=left 2018 Pyeongchang21st34th9th7th
align=left 2022 Beijing18th13th13th

World Championships

1 medal (1 gold)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2015 Kontiolahti49th43rd9th11throwspan="3"
align=left 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen44th16th4th
align=left 2017 Hochfilzen41st28th14th25th6th5th
align=left 2019 Östersund4thGold10th7th5th
align=left 2020 Antholz10th30th23rd12th5th10th
align=left 2021 Pokljuka66th22nd27th5th4th
2023 Oberhof5th8th23rd13th10th15th
2024 Nové Město na Moravě21st23rd27th13th7th14th

World Cup

Relay podiums

SeasonPlace Competition Placement
Mixed relay 3
Mixed relay 3
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Rankings

SeasonAgeOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2013–1422 124 48th 0 58 44th 46 48th 20 36th
2014–1523 137 44th 0 90 39th 47 42nd 0
2015–1624 232 37th 0 80 40th 85 34th 67 26th
2016–1725 362 27th 0 140 21st 144 25th 78 25th
2017–1826 149 37th 0 80 29th 69 30th 0
2018–1927 425 18th 0 153 20th 181 15th 91 20th
2019–2028 366 17th 32 30th 145 16th 82 19th 107 15th

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ellingworth . James . Ukrainian athletes join military after Russian invasion . 2022-03-03 . ABC News . en.
  2. Web site: Дмитро Підручний переміг у спринті на відкритому чемпіонаті Швеції з біатлону. uk . te.suspilne.media. 25 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Ukrainian squad for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ukrainian Biathlon Federation. 20 January 2018.