Dimitry Vassiliev
| Dimitry Vassiliev Дмитрий Викторович Васильев |
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| Country |
 Russia
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| Full name | Dmitri Viktorovich Vassiliev |
| Born |
26 December 1979 Ufa, Soviet Union |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Ski club | CSKA/Lokomotiv Ufa |
| Personal best |
233.5 m (766 ft) Vikersund, 14 February 2015 |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons |
1999–2001 2003–2015 |
| Indiv. podiums | 9 |
| Team podiums | 3 |
| Indiv. starts | 224 |
| Team starts | 36 |
| Updated on 26 March 2017. | |
Dimitry Viktorovich Vassiliev (Russian: Дмитрий Викторович Васильев, born 26 December 1979 in Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian ski jumper.
He has been competing in the World Cup since 1998/99. His best finish at the World Championships is fifth in the team normal hill in Oberstdorf 2005. while his best individual finish was seventh in the individual large hill at the Sapporo 2007. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Vassiliev finished eighth in the team competition and tenth in the individual normal hill.
He finished seventh in the FIS Ski Flying World Championships in the team event both in 2004 and 2006. Vassiliev best individual World Cup finish was second in an individual large hill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2001. He has total of nine individual and three team World Cup podiums.
On 15 February 2015, Vassiliev flew 254 metres (833 ft) in Vikersund, but crashed hard upon landing. This is still the longest jump ever recorded, but invalid as he touched the snow with his back.
On 15 October 2016, Vassiliev jumped 147.5 metres (484 ft) at RusSki Gorki in Sochi at Russian National Championships and improved the five year old summer world record on plastic mat.
In 2001 during the Four Hills Tournament, Vassiliev was tested positive for the substance Furosemide, which is a banned diuretic. He subsequently received a two-year ban from competitions.
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