| Vyacheslav Derkach | |
| Fullname: | Vyacheslav Derkach |
| Birth Date: | 1976 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pryluky, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Disciplines: | Biathlon |
| Club: | Dynamo |
| Wcdebut: | 8 December 1994 |
| Olympicteams: | 4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010) |
| Olympicmedals: | 0 |
| Worldsteams: | 11 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) |
| Worldsmedals: | 0 |
| Wcseasons: | 15 (1994/95, 1996/97–2009/10) |
| Wcwins: | 0 |
| Wcrelayswins: | 0 |
| Wcpodiums: | 2 |
| Wcrelayspodiums: | 4 |
Vyacheslav Derkach (born 23 June 1976) is a former Ukrainian biathlete.[1]
Derkach competed in the 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics for Ukraine. His best performance was 7th, as part of the 2002 Ukrainian relay team. His best individual performance was 23rd, in the 2002 individual. In 1998, he finished 50th in the individual and 18th as part of the relay team. In 2002, he finished 36th in the sprint and 40th in the relay. In 2006, he finished 72nd in the sprint. In 2010, he finished 77th in the sprint and 8th as part of the relay team.[2]
His best performance at the Biathlon World Championships, is 5th, as part of the 2009 Ukrainian men's relay team. His best individual performance is 16th, in the 2008 sprint.[1]
Derkach has earned four Biathlon World Cup podium finishes. His best is a silver, as part of the Ukrainian men's relay team in Hochfilzen during the 2000–01 season. He has also won a pair of individual bronze medals, in the pursuit at Pokljuka in 1999–2000 and the mass start at Osrblie in 2001–02. His best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 22nd, in 2000–01.[1]
His last individual competition at the World Cup level was the Olympic sprint in Vancouver, whilst the last relay was the Olympic relay, where he shot cleanly, requiring no spare rounds.[3]
Derkach announced his retirement after the 2010–11 season, citing a hip injury and family responsibilities.[3]
Since 2001, he is married to Ukrainian biathlete Oksana Khvostenko.[4]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left |  1998 Nagano | 50th | — | 18th | |||
| align=left |  2002 Salt Lake City | 23rd | 36th | 40th | 7th | ||
| align=left |  2006 Turin | — | 72nd | — | — | — | |
| align=left |  2010 Vancouver | — | 77th | — | — | 8th |
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left |  1997 Brezno-Osrblie | 23rd | 75th | — | 18th | 13th | |||
| align=left | 1998 Pokljuka | — | 15th | ||||||
| align=left |  1999 Kontiolahti | 58th | 18th | 32nd | — | 11th | |||
| align=left |  2000 Oslo Holmenkollen | 62nd | 71st | — | 23rd | 8th | |||
| align=left | 2001 Pokljuka | 28th | 33rd | 32nd | 23rd | 13th | |||
| align=left | 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen | 24th | |||||||
| align=left |  2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 21st | 55th | DNS | — | 10th | |||
| align=left | 2004 Oberhof | 50th | 34th | 31st | — | 7th | |||
| align=left |  2005 Hochfilzen | 64th | 24th | DNF | — | 10th | 7th | ||
| align=left |  2008 Östersund | 39th | 16th | 27th | 24th | 10th | — | ||
| align=left |  2009 Pyeongchang | — | 44th | 49th | — | 5th | — |