Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov [note 1] (Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Че́пиков; born 30 January 1967) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon (1988, 1992, 1994, 2002 and 2006) and one in cross-country skiing (1998). His last Olympic performance was a silver medal in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.[citation needed]

Tchepikov has two World Cup titles (1989/90, 1990/91). He has had 25 podium finishes, six in first place, thirteen in second, and has come third six times. In the Olympics, Tchepikov has two gold, three silver, and one bronze medals. In the World Championships he has won 14 medals, however only two gold medals.[citation needed]

Biathlon results

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

Olympic Games

6 medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay
Canada 1988 Calgary 4th Bronze — — Gold
France 1992 Albertville 10th 4th — — Silver
Norway 1994 Lillehammer 8th Gold — — Silver
United States 2002 Salt Lake City 8th — — — 4th
Italy 2006 Turin 4th 23rd DNS 5th Silver
*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships

14 medals (2 gold, 9 silver, 3 bronze)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Team Relay Mixed relay
Austria 1989 Feistritz 7th 7th — — Gold Silver —
Soviet Union 1990 Minsk Silver Bronze — — 4th 5th —
Finland 1991 Lahti 5th 15th — — Bronze Silver —
Bulgaria 1993 Borovets Bronze 5th — — Silver Silver —
Russia 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk — 52nd 32nd 10th — Silver —
Germany 2004 Oberhof 40th — — 24th — — —
Austria 2005 Hochfilzen 32nd 4th Silver 8th — Silver Silver
Slovenia 2006 Pokljuka — — — — — — Gold
*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 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories

7 victories (3 In, 4 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1988–89
1 victory
(1 In)		 9 March 1989 Sweden Östersund 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1989–90
1 victory
(1 In)		 25 January 1990 West Germany Ruhpolding 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1990–91
3 victories
(1 In, 2 Sp)		 13 December 1990 France Albertville 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
15 December 1990 France Albertville 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
26 January 1991 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
2003–04
1 victory
(1 Sp)		 24 January 2004 Italy Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1998 31 22 9 32 — 5

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km   Pursuit   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1995 28 35 19 — 13 6
1997 30 16 14 — 18 4

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
1995 28 50 — —
1996 29 19 — —
1997 30 21 22 31
1998 31 49 71 40

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1  1995–96  1 March 1996 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Botvinov / Tchernych / Prokurorov
2 1997–98 7 December 1997 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy 4 × 10 km Relay F World Cup 1st Pitchouguine / Legotine / Prokurorov
3 6 March 1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 10 km Relay C/F World Cup 3rd Legotine / Prokurorov / Noutrikhin

Politics

In 2016, he was elected to the State Duma running as a United Russia candidate.

Sanctions

Sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War. [3]

Notes

  1. ^ Also transliterated as Sergey Vladimirovich Chepikov

References

  1. ^ "Sergei Tchepikov". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ "TSHEPIKOV Sergei". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "CONSOLIDATED LIST OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS TARGETS IN THE UK" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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