Viktor Maigourov

Viktor Maigourov
Personal information
Full nameViktor Viktorovich Maigourov
Born (1969-02-07) 7 February 1969 (age 55)
Sverdlovsk, RSFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDynamo Sports Club
Retired23 March 2003
Olympic Games
Teams3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams11 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Medals8 (3 gold)
World Cup
Individual victories8
Individual podiums22
Discipline titles2:
1 Pursuit (1996–97);
1 Mass start (2001–02)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 20 km individual
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2000 Lahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1996 Ruhpolding 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 1996 Ruhpolding Team event
Silver medal – second place 1999 Kontiolahti 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hochfilzen Team event

Viktor Viktorovich Maigourov (Russian: Виктор Викторович Майгуров); born 7 February 1969) is a former biathlete from Russia.

Career

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Maigourov competed for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, where he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. He won eight World Cup victories, his last at Oberhof in 2001. Competing for Russia, he won two Olympic bronze medals; in the relay at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, and in the 20 km at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. His best overall World Cup placing is second in 1995/1996.[citation needed]

Maigourov also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition in 1996 with wins in the sprint and pursuit events.[citation needed]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

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2 medals (2 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 23rd 37th 4th
Japan 1998 Nagano 4th Bronze
United States 2002 Salt Lake City Bronze 7th 7th 4th
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002.

World Championships

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8 medals (3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets 27th 4th
Canada 1994 Canmore 9th
Italy 1995 Antholz-Anterselva 36th
Germany 1996 Ruhpolding Silver Silver Gold
Slovakia 1997 Brezno-Osrblie 18th 12th Gold 15th 8th
Slovenia 1998 Pokljuka Bronze
Finland 1999 Kontiolahti 41st Silver
Norway 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 11th 20th Gold
Slovenia 2001 Pokljuka 5th 13th 11th 18th 4th
Norway 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 10th
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 9th 28th 12th Silver
*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 pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999.

Individual victories

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8 victories (1 In, 4 Sp, 3 Pu)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1993–94
1 victory
(1 Sp)
18 December 1993 Slovenia Pokljuka 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1994–95
1 victory
(1 Sp)
18 March 1995 Norway Lillehammer 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
1995–96
1 victory
(1 In)
14 March 1996 Austria Hochfilzen 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1996–97
4 victories
(2 Sp, 2 Pu)
12 December 1996 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
14 December 1996 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Cup
18 January 1997 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
2 February 1997 Slovakia Brezno-Osrblie 12.5 km pursuit Biathlon World Championships
2000–01
1 victory
(1 Pu)
6 January 2001 Germany Oberhof 12.5 km pursuit 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

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  1. ^ "Viktor Maigourov". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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