Alexander Bessmertnykh (skier)

Alexander Bessmertnykh
Bessmertnykh in February, 2019
Country Russia
Full nameAlexander Andreyevich Bessmertnykh
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 38)
Beryozovsky, Kemerovo Oblast, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (2009, 20112020, 2022)
Starts141
Podiums6
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2017)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld 15 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand 30 km skiathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand 15 km freestyle
Updated on 23 March 2022.
Alexander Bessmertnykh on the podium in 2019

Alexander Andreyevich Bessmertnykh (Russian: Александр Андреевич Бессмертных, born 15 September 1986) is a Russian cross-country skier.[1] In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, as a result of doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]

  1. ^ Alexander Bessmertnykh at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  2. ^ "Russian doping: IOC bans 11 Winter Olympic athletes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 December 2017.