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Andriy Deryzemlya

Andriy Deryzemlya
Andriy Deryzemlya. Östersund 2008.jpg
Deryzemlya at the World Championships in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya
Born (1977-08-18) 18 August 1977 (age 39)
Zhovtneve, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Professional information
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)
World Cup
Seasons 18 (1996/97–2013/14)
Individual victories 1
All victories 1
Individual podiums 8
All podiums 13

Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya (Ukrainian: Андрiй 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. 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. Before that he had founded the Centre for Support of Army in August 2014. On November 29th, 2014, Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in Chernihiv in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier.

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

2 medals (2 bronze)

1 victory (1 MS)


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