Andriy Deryzemlya

Andriy Deryzemlya
Deryzemlya at the World Championships in 2008.
Personal information
Full nameAndriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya
Born (1977-08-18) 18 August 1977 (age 46)
Zhovtneve, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut7 December 1996
Olympic Games
Teams5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams17 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medals2 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons18 (1996/97–2013/14)
Individual victories1
All victories1
Individual podiums8 (1 gold, 1 silver, 6 bronze)
All podiums13 (1 gold, 3 silver, 9 bronze)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kontiolahti 20 km individual
Gold medal – first place 2003 Forni Avoltri 12.5 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2005 Novosibirsk 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2005 Novosibirsk 10 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2005 Novosibirsk 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2006 Langdorf 4 × 7.5 km relay
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tarvisio 10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tarvisio 15 km mass start
Silver medal – second place 2005 Innsbruck 12.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2005 Innsbruck Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Tarvisio 12.5 km pursuit

Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya (Ukrainian: Андрій 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.[1] 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.[2][3] Before that he had founded the Centre for Support of Army in August 2014.[4] On 29 November 2014, Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in Chernihiv in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier.[5]

  1. ^ Paone, Francesco (19 December 2014). "Serguei Sednev retires with immediate effect". Snowalps. Neve Italia. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Andriy Deryzemlya". Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
  3. ^ "Single-mandate district No.205 results". Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
  4. ^ "Deryzemlya organised the Centre for Support of Army". XSport.
  5. ^ "Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier". gazeta.ua. 29 November 2014.