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Born | Alūksne, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union | 27 May 1988|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 5 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (2010, 2014, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 12 (2009/10–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Individual podiums | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All podiums | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 20 March 2023. |
Andrejs Rastorgujevs (born 27 May 1988) is a Latvian biathlete. He has participated in three Winter Olympics, and has two individual and one relay Biathlon World Cup podium.
Career
Andrejs Rastorgujevs is a biathlete from Latvia. In the first event of 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup in Östersund he participated in 10 km sprint, where he finished 47th, but later on he was disqualified for finishing in the wrong lane.[1] 2012-13 Biathlon World Cup was the breakthrough season for Rastorgujevs, finishing the season 36th overall. Next year he finished the season 16th overall, while earning four Top 6 finishes.
After finishing fourth four times during his career, during the last race of 2016-17 Biathlon World Cup he finally won his first podium, finishing second at the 15 km mass start in Oslo.
Rastorgujevs took part also at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he finished 50th at the sprint and 58th at the pursuit.
In 2021, Rastorgujevs was disqualified for 18 months due to doping rules violations.[2]
On 5 March 2023 Rastorgujevs and Baiba Bendika placed third, in the BMW IBU World Cup placed in Nové Město na Moravě, in the Single Mixed Relays and earned a first-ever Relay podium for Latvia.
Career results
Olympics
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay |
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2010 Vancouver | — | 50th | 58th | — | 19th |
2014 Sochi | 33rd | 17th | 9th | 14th | — |
2018 Pyeongchang | 59th | 24th | 12th | 28th | — |
World Championships
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
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2011 Khanty-Mansiysk | 43rd | 66th | — | — | 14th | — | — |
2012 Ruhpolding | 68th | 83rd | — | — | LPD | — | |
2013 Nové Město | 50th | 65th | — | — | LPD | — | |
2015 Kontiolahti | 48th | 42nd | 25th | — | LPD | — | |
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen | 59th | 20th | 27th | 26th | LPD | — | |
2017 Hochfilzen | 56th | 57th | 37th | — | 22nd | LPD | |
2019 Östersund | 13th | 14th | 6th | 25th | LPD | — | 10th |
2020 Rasen-Antholz | 22nd | 70th | — | — | LPD | — | 17th |
2021 Pokljuka | 15th | 10th | — | ||||
2023 Oberhof | 56th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 18th | — | 19th |
World Cup
Season | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Overall | |||||
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Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | |
2009–10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2010–11 | — | — | 40 | 56th | 6 | 80th | — | — | 46 | 71st |
2011–12 | 14 | 52nd | 11 | 81st | 8 | 74th | — | — | 33 | 76th |
2012–13 | 43 | 24th | 85 | 42nd | 88 | 34th | 13 | 45th | 229 | 36th |
2013–14 | 23 | 34th | 138 | 21st | 191 | 11th | 93 | 7th | 445 | 16th |
2014–15 | 19 | 44th | 186 | 19th | 93 | 27th | 72 | 26th | 370 | 27th |
2015–16 | — | — | 161 | 19th | 151 | 18th | 82 | 24th | 394 | 20th |
2016–17 | 38 | 27th | 160 | 16th | 171 | 19th | 76 | 26th | 445 | 21st |
2017–18 | 60 | 6th | 224 | 5th | 134 | 19th | 63 | 28th | 481 | 13th |
2018–19 | 46 | 21st | 139 | 22nd | 122 | 24th | 88 | 21st | 395 | 20th |
2019–20 | 48 | 23rd | 100 | 26th | 51 | 31st | 27 | 33rd | 226 | 29th |
2022–23 | 56 | 22nd | 136 | 19th | 73 | 30th | 84 | 19th | 349 | 22nd |
- *Key:Points—won World Cup points; Position—World Cup season ranking.[3]
European Championships
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay |
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2007 Bansko, Bulgaria | 32nd | 8th | 16th | |
2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic | 28th | 30th | 31st | |
2009 Ufa, Russia | 8th | |||
2010 Otepää, Estonia | 15th | 49th | ||
2011 Ridanna, Italy | 4th | 8th | 7th | |
2012 Osrblie, Slovakia | 27th | 5th | 5th | |
2013 Bansko, Bulgaria | 4th | DNS | ||
2014 Nové Město, Czech Republic | Gold | Bronze | ||
2015 Otepää, Estonia | DNF | 10th | 10th | |
2017 Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland | 20th | 4th | Bronze | |
2018 Ridnaun, Italy | Gold | |||
2019 Raubichi, Belarus | 24th | 8th | 5th | |
2020 Raubichi, Belarus | 9th | Silver | 10th | |
2021 Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland | Gold | 22nd | ||
2023 Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 33rd | 4th | 4th |
World Cup record
Finish in the Top 6
Season | Position | Event | Competition |
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2016–17 | 2nd | Oslo | 15 km mass start |
2017–18 | 2nd | Kontiolahti | 10 km sprint |
2022–23 | 3rd | Nove Mesto | 13,5 km single mixed relay |
2012–13 | 4th | Sochi | 20 km individual |
2013–14 | 4th | Oberhof | 12.5 km pursuit |
2013–14 | 4th | Oslo | 10 km sprint |
2014–15 | 4th | Khanty-Mansiysk | 10 km sprint |
2017–18 | 4th | Tyumen | 10 km sprint |
2022–23 | 4th | Oslo | 10 km sprint |
2014–15 | 5th | Ruhpolding | 10 km sprint |
2015–16 | 5th | Canmore | 15 km mass start |
2022–23 | 5th | Hochfilzen | 10 km sprint |
2013–14 | 6th | Kontiolahti | 12.5 km pursuit |
2014–15 | 6th | Oberhof | 10 km sprint |
2014–15 | 6th | Oberhof | 15 km mass start |
2016–17 | 6th | Östersund | 20 km individual |
2016–17 | 6th | Nove Mesto | 10 km sprint |
Shooting
Shooting | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2022–23 |
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Prone position | 56% | 82% | 84% | TBD | 91% | 80% | 92% | 87% | 76% | 81% | 86% |
Standing position | 62% | 73% | 81% | TBD | 76% | 76% | 72% | 69% | 78% | 77% | 72% |
Total | 59% | 78% | 82% | TBD | 83% | 78% | 82% | 78% | 77% | 79% | 79% |
References
- ↑ Dedumets, Dāvis (5 December 2009). "Bricis 34., Rastorgujevam laba debija, ja nediskvalifcētu (labots)" [Bricis 34, good debut for Rastorgujev if not disqualified (corrected)]. ParSportu.lv (in Latvian). Par Sportu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ↑ LSM.lv Newsroom (17 September 2021). "Biatlonistu Rastorgujevu par dopinga pārkāpumu atstādina uz 18 mēnešiem" [Biathlete Rastorguyev is suspended for 18 months for a doping violation]. LSM.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "Andrejs RASTORGUJEVS". BiathlonResults.com. IBU. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
External links
- Andrejs Rastorgujevs at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
- Andrejs Rastorgujevs at IBU BiathlonResults.com
- Andrejs Rastorgujevs at Olympedia
- Andrejs Rastorgujevs at Olympics.com
- Andrejs Rastorgujevs at Olympic.org (archived)
- Andrejs Rastorgujevs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)