Oleksander Zhyrnyi
Full nameOleksander Zhyrnyi
Born (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987
Ufa, Russian SFSR
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
World Cup career
SeasonsRussia (until 2014 and since 2018)
Ukraine (2014–2018)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Russia
European Championships (U21)
Bronze medal – third place2012 Osrblie Relay
Bronze medal – third place2017 Duszniki-Zdrój 2x6 + 2x7.5 km Relay

Oleksander Zhyrnyi (born 25 February 1987) is a Russian (until 2014 and since 2018) and Ukrainian (2014–2018) biathlete.

Career

He wasn't very successful in Russian team, so he moved to Ukraine in 2014.[1] He made his World Cup debut at the 2014–15 in Östersund, Sweden, on 6 December 2014. After that he became a regular member of Ukrainian team.[2]

He moved back to Russia in the summer of 2018.

Performances

LevelYearEventINSPPUMSRLMRL
EBCH (RUS)2012Slovakia Osrblie, Slovakia133
EBCH (UKR)2015Estonia Otepää, Estonia3234
BWCH (UKR)2015Finland Kontiolahti, Finland48449
Notes
  • (RUS) – as a representer of Russia
  • (UKR) – as a representer of Ukraine

World Cup

Positions

SeasonIndividualSprintPursuitMass startsTotal
2014–1559797278

References

  1. "Oleksander Zhyrnyi: I wanted to try myself at the top level not to be sorry after". Biathlon.com.ua.
  2. "Oleksander Zhyrnyi: The result is very optimistic". Biathlon.com.ua.


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