Andriy Deryzemlia
 Deryzemlya at the World Championships in 2008. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 August 1977 Zhovtneve, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 7 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 17 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 18 (1996/97–2013/14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All victories | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 8 (1 gold, 1 silver, 6 bronze) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All podiums | 13 (1 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Дериземля; born 18 August 1977) is a former Ukrainian biathlete who competed at the top level for eleven seasons before winning his first international medal, a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship. In 2008 together with Oksana Khvostenko he won World Team Challenge.
Deryzemlya retired from the sport after the end of the 2013–14 season, starting a political career.[1] In the 2014 parliamentary election Deryzemlya took part at the single-mandate district No. 205 in Chernihiv Oblast and failed them having finished second with 14.1% of votes.[2][3] Before that he had founded the Centre for Support of Army in August 2014.[4] On November 29, 2014, Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in Chernihiv in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier.[5]
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[6]
Olympic Games
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 1998 Nagano
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— | 45th | — | — | 18th | — |
 2002 Salt Lake City
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27th | 38th | DNS | — | — | — |
 2006 Turin
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39th | 27th | 31st | — | 7th | — |
 2010 Vancouver
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27th | 5th | 26th | 26th | 8th | — |
 2014 Sochi
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46th | 22nd | 36th | — | 9th | 7th |
- *Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006 and the mixed relay in 2014.
World Championships
2 medals (2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay | Mixed relay |
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 1997 Brezno-Osrblie
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— | 77th | — | — | — | — | — |
 1998 Pokljuka
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— | — | — | — | 15th | — | — |
 1999 Kontiolahti
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33rd | 65th | — | — | — | 11th | — |
 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen
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30th | 44th | 49th | — | — | 8th | — |
| 2001 Pokljuka
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61st | 22nd | 23rd | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen
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— | — | — | 30th | — | — | — |
| 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk
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54th | 23rd | 15th | — | — | 10th | — |
 2004 Oberhof
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77th | 58th | DNS | — | — | — | — |
 2005 Hochfilzen
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40th | 11th | 8th | 6th | — | 10th | 7th |
| 2006 Pokljuka
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 9th |
| 2007 Antholz-Anterselva
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— | Bronze | 26th | 25th | — | 8th | 10th |
 2008 Östersund
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9th | 29th | 36th | 10th | — | 10th | — |
 2009 Pyeongchang
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8th | 12th | 7th | 23rd | — | 5th | 11th |
| 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 6th |
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
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14th | 10th | 7th | 13th | — | Bronze | — |
| 2012 Ruhpolding
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17th | 42nd | 22nd | 19th | — | 8th | 14th |
 2013 Nové Město
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17th | 17th | 30th | 20th | — | 14th | 9th |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.
Individual victories
1 victory (1 MS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
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| 2002–03 1 victory (1 MS) |
26 January 2003 | Antholz-Anterselva |
15 km mass start | Biathlon World Cup |
- *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
References
- ^ Paone, Francesco (19 December 2014). "Serguei Sednev retires with immediate effect". Snowalps. Neve Italia. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Andriy Deryzemlya". Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
- ^ "Single-mandate district No.205 results". Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
- ^ "Deryzemlya organised the Centre for Support of Army". XSport.
- ^ "Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier". gazeta.ua.
- ^ "Andriy Deryzemlya". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
