Serhiy Sednev Explained

Serhiy Sednev
Fullname:Serguei Anatoliyovich Sednev
Birth Date:19 December 1983
Birth Place:Hlukhiv, Soviet Union
Club:Dynamo
Skis:Fisher
Updated:February 19, 2014

Serhiy Anatoliyovich Sednev (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Седнєв; born December 12, 1983, in Hlukhiv) is a retired Ukrainian biathlete.

Career

He debuted for Ukraine at the World Cup on January 17, 2004, in Ruhpolding. In sprint he was the 67th. First World Cup podium was three years later - in December, 2007, he was third in individual race in Pokljuka. First World Cup win was in Antholz-Anterselva in individual on 21 January 2010.[1] He is a bronze medalists of 2011 Biathlon World Championships in relay in which he was a "finisher". He had been a captain of men's national team for some years before he retired.

He unexpectedly retired on December 19, 2014, on his 31st birthday. In an interview for biathlon.com.ua he stated, that the first reason is absence of good results, and he had often been ill before the season. "At one moment I understood that I can't find any motivation to go on. Maybe, it is time to pay more attention to my family... that I couldn't afford this for a long years of my career".[2]

Doping ban

By IBU press release dated January 12, 2015,[3] it was announced that Sednev had tested positive for recombinant EPO upon re-analysis of an out of competition sample originally taken on January 22, 2013. Sednev waved his is right for B-analysis and was subsequently banned for two years starting December 15, 2014.[4] This effectively puts the start of his ban four days prior to his sudden retirement announcement.

Performances

Level Year Event IN SP PU MS RL MRL
28 5 9 12
DNF 4
JBWCH 4 30 18 7
EBCH DNF 6 8 4
JBWCH 22 7 3 5
EBCH DNS 10 8 bgcolor=silver2
42
EBCH 25 19
BWCH 67
BWCH 47
EBCH 3 15 bgcolor=silver2 4
68 22 10 21 8
BWCH 33 27 25 3
BWCH 84 8
BWCH 49 39 DNS 14 9
OLY 44 54

World Cup

Podiums

SeasonPlace Competition Rank
Individual 3
Relay 3
Individual 1
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Individual 3
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Positions

Season Individual SprintPursuit Mass starts TOTAL
11 69 48 43 46
13 77 37 46
4 28 21 29 22
17 16 23 16 16
48 46 61 54
44 50 42 45
85 85 93

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://services.biathlonresults.com/results.aspx?RaceId=BT0910SWRLCP06SMIN Antholz-Anterselva Individual
  2. http://www.biathlon.com.ua/comments.php?id=6272 Serguei Sednev. A Great Captain
  3. http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2380 IBU suspends two more athletes after re – analysis in previous seasons
  4. http://www.biathlon.com.ua/print.php?lang=eng&id=6360 Doping Test of Serguei Sednev Gave a Positive Result