Oleksander Zhyrnyi
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| Full name | Oleksander Zhyrnyi | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1987 Ufa, Russian SFSR | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | Russia (until 2014 and since 2018) Ukraine (2014–2018) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oleksander Zhyrnyi (born 25 February 1987) is a Russian (until 2014 and since 2018) and Ukrainian (2014–2018) biathlete.
Career
[edit]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.[3]
Performances
[edit]| Level | Year | Event | IN | SP | PU | MS | RL | MRL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBCH (RUS) | 2012 |  Osrblie, Slovakia |
13 | 3 | ||||
| EBCH (UKR) | 2015 |  Otepää, Estonia |
32 | 34 | ||||
| BWCH (UKR) | 2015 |  Kontiolahti, Finland |
48 | 44 | 9 |
- Notes
- (RUS) – as a representer of Russia
- (UKR) – as a representer of Ukraine
World Cup
[edit]Positions
[edit]| Season | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass starts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | 59 | 79 | 72 | 78 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Oleksander Zhyrnyi: I wanted to try myself at the top level not to be sorry after". Biathlon.com.ua.
- ^ "Oleksander Zhyrnyi: The result is very optimistic". Biathlon.com.ua.
- ^ "Двойное предательство: биатлонист запутал Россию и Украину". Газета.Ru (in Russian). 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
External links
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