Aleksandr Elizarov

Aleksandr Elizarov
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Matveyevich Elizarov
Born (1952-03-07) 7 March 1952
Sport
Professional information
SportBiathlon
Olympic Games
Teams1 (1976)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 (1975, 1976, 1977)
Medals4 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons1 (1977/78)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums0
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Innsbruck 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck 20 km individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Lillehammer 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 1975 Antholz-Anterselva 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1976 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint

Aleksandr Matveyevich Elizarov (also Yelizarov) (Russian: Александр Матвеевич Елизаров; born 7 March 1952) is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, and an individual bronze medal.[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Relay
Austria 1976 Innsbruck Bronze Gold

World Championships

4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Italy 1975 Antholz-Anterselva Silver Silver
Italy 1976 Antholz-Anterselva N/a Silver N/a
Norway 1977 Lillehammer 17th Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Yelizarov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.