Vladimir Iliev Explained

Vladimir Iliev
Nationality:Bulgarian
Birth Date:17 March 1987
Birth Place:Troyan, PR Bulgaria
Height:1.82 m
Weight:72 kg
Disciplines:Biathlon
Wcdebut:2006
Olympicteams:3 (20102018)
Olympicmedals:0
Worldsteams:10 (20072019)
Worldsmedals:1
Worldsgolds:0
Show-Medals:yes
Updated:09 February 2023

Vladimir Iliev (Bulgarian: Владимир Илиев; born 17 March 1987) is a Bulgarian biathlete.[1]

Career

He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Bulgaria. His best performance was 16th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 79th, in the individual and 83rd in the sprint.[2]

Iliev participated and competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. His best performance was 15th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 38th, in the individual and 59rd in the sprint and 54th in the pursuit.

He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 54th in the sprint, 46th in the pursuit, 19th in the individual and was part of the lapped relay.

As of February 2018, his best performance at the Biathlon World Championships, is 6th in the pursuit in 2015, his best Biathlon World Cup finish is 5th, in the sprint at Nové Město na Moravě in 2016/17, while his best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 25th, in 2014/15.

On 13 March 2019, Iliev won silver in the 20km individual at the 2019 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, Sweden – Bulgaria's best ever individual result in men's biathlon.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2010 Vancouver79th83rd16th
align=left 2014 Sochi38th59th54th15th
align=left 2018 Pyeongchang19th54th46thLAP17th
align=left 2022 Beijing61st31st25thLAP (19th)11th

World Championships

1 medal (1 silver)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 2007 Antholz63rd86th18th18throwspan="9"
align=left 2008 Östersund96th20th
align=left 2009 Pyeongchang32nd84th14th
align=left 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk59th68th16th
align=left 2012 Ruhpolding16th57thDNS17th
align=left 2013 Nové Městodnf42nd39th9th
align=left 2015 Kontiolahti27th8th6th25th16th18th
align=left 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen21st10th24th21st13th16th
align=left 2017 Hochfilzen24th13th18th20th9th17th
align=left 2019 ÖstersundSilver38th37th29th9th21st
align=left 2020 Antholz54th58th44th11th24th
align=left 12th 56th37th 16th 15th19th
align=left 28th20th16th29th17th
2024 Nové Město na Moravě54thDNS22nd

Notes and References

  1. http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTBUL11703198701 IBU Profile
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191028/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/il/vladimir-iliev-1.html Sports-Reference Profile