Andrejs Rastorgujevs

Andrejs Rastorgujevs (born 27 May 1988) is a Latvian biathlete.

Andrejs Rastorgujevs
Rastorgujevs at European Championships in 2017.
Personal information
Full nameAndrejs Rastorgujevs
Born (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988
Alūksne, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut5 December 2009
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams8
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons11 (2009/10–)
Individual podiums2
Updated on 22 March 2015.

Career

Andrejs Rastorgujevs is a biathlete from Latvia. In the first event of 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup in Östersund he participated in 10 km sprint, where he finished 47th, but later on he was disqualified for finishing in the wrong lane.[1] 2012-13 Biathlon World Cup was the breakthrough season for Rastorgujevs, finishing the season 36th overall. Next year he finished the season 16th overall, while earning four Top 6 finishes.

After finishing fourth four times during his career, during the last race of 2016-17 Biathlon World Cup he finally won his first podium, finishing second at the 15 km mass start in Oslo.

Rastorgujevs took part also at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he finished 50th at the sprint and 58th at the pursuit.

Career results

Olympics

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay
2010 Vancouver 50th 58th 19th
2014 Sochi 33rd 17th 9th 14th
2018 Pyeongchang 59th 24th 12th 28th

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 43rd 66th 14th
2012 Ruhpolding 68th 83rd LPD
2013 Nové Město 50th 65th LPD
2015 Kontiolahti 48th 42nd 25th LPD
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 59th 20th 27th 26th LPD
2017 Hochfilzen 56th 57th 37th 22nd
2019 Östersund 13th 14th 6th 25th LPD
2020 Rasen-Antholz 22nd 70th LPD

World Cup

Season Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Overall
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2009–10
2010–114056th680th4671st
2011–121452nd1181st874th3376th
2012–134324th8542nd8834th1345th22936th
2013–142334th13821st19111th937th44516th
2014–151944th18619th9327th7226th37027th
2015–1616119th15118th8224th39420th
2016–173827th16016th17119th7626th44521st
2017–18606th2245th13419th6328th48113th
2018–194621st13922nd12224th8821st39520th
2019–204823rd10026th5131st2733rd22629th
*Key:Points—won World Cup points; Position—World Cup season ranking.[2]

European Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay
2007 Bansko, Bulgaria 32nd 8th 16th
2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic 28th 30th 31st
2009 Ufa, Russia 8th
2010 Otepää, Estonia 15th 49th
2011 Ridanna, Italy 4th 8th 7th
2012 Osrblie, Slovakia 27th 5th 5th
2013 Bansko, Bulgaria 4th DNS
2014 Nové Město, Czech Republic Gold Bronze
2015 Otepää, Estonia DNF 10th 10th
2017 Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland 20th 4th Bronze
2018 Ridnaun, Italy Gold
2019 Raubichi, Belarus 24th 8th 5th
2020 Raubichi, Belarus 9th Silver 10th

World Cup record

Finish in the Top 6

Season Position Event Competition
2016–172nd Oslo15 km mass start
2017–182nd Kontiolahti10 km sprint
2012–134th Sochi20 km individual
2013–144th Oberhof12.5 km pursuit
2013–144th Oslo10 km sprint
2014–154th Khanty-Mansiysk10 km sprint
2017–184th Tyumen10 km sprint
2014–155th Ruhpolding10 km sprint
2015–165th Canmore15 km mass start
2013–146th Kontiolahti12.5 km pursuit
2014–156th Oberhof10 km sprint
2014–156th Oberhof15 km mass start
2016–176th Östersund20 km individual
2016–176th Nove Mesto10 km sprint

Shooting

Shooting 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Prone position56%82%84%TBD91%80%92%87%
Standing position62%73%81%TBD76%76%72%69%
Total59%78%82%TBD83%78%82%78%

References

  1. Dedumets, Dāvis (5 December 2009). "Bricis 34., Rastorgujevam laba debija, ja nediskvalifcētu (labots)" (in Latvian). Par Sportu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. "IBU Profile". IBU. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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