Serhiy Semenov

Serhiy Oleksandrovych Semenov (Ukrainian: Сергій Олександрович Семенов; born 28 July 1988 in Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian biathlete. He is first Ukrainian male biathlete to win a World Cup title in a single discipline, having become World Cup champion in the individual in the 2014–15 season. He is two-time World Championships medalist.

Serhiy Semenov
Full nameSerhiy Oleksandrovych Semenov
Born (1988-07-28) 28 July 1988
Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Ski clubUkraina
World Cup career
Seasons2009–
Indiv. podiums5 (incl. 1 at World Champ.)

Career

His first international competition was 2005 Junior Worlds but he participated only in individual race where he was 38th. He missed next season returning in 2007. In Martell he had much better achievements than previously. Next two years he mainly participated in junior competitions and only once in IBU Cup. The most successful competition in his early career was 2009 European championships in Ufa, Russia, where he won silver in individual race and was 4th in sprint and pursuit.

He debuted in World Cup in 2009-10 season. On December 17, 2009, he was just 50th in individual in Pokljuka, Slovenia. After few days he finished 19th in sprint and 21st in pursuit. He also took part in two sprints in Oberhof (16th) and Antholz-Anterselva (13th). Due to such good results he got a place in national team for 2010 Winter Olympics. At those Games his best result was 33rd in sprint. He didn't manage to get a place in relay team.

2010–11 season was marked with mixed relay podium in Pokljuka and World Championships. The first ever World Championships medal was won at 2011 Worlds in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, when Ukrainian men's rely team (Semenov together with Deryzemlya, Sednev and Bilanenko) unexpectedly won bronze. It was also Serhiy's debut at these competitions. At 2011 Winter Universiade he won two gold and one silver medal. Semenov also won a silver medal at 2012, one gold at 2013 and two silver medals at 2015 European championships.

On March 7, 2013, he had his first World Cup podium in individual in Sochi, Russia. In 2014 together with Valj Semerenko he won World Team Challenge. They became second Ukrainian pair to win these competitions after Andriy Deryzemlya and Oksana Khvostenko won in 2008.

Semenov participated at 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. His best personal finish was 9th in individual race.

In 2014–15 season he won Small World Cup in individual races. That season he was 2nd in Östersund, 3rd in Holmenkollen and 5th at Worlds in Kontiolahti. His shooting statistics in individual races was 96,7% (58/60). Semenov later stated in a TV-interview that individual isn't his favourite discipline but still he shows the best results in individual races. That season he also had one mixed relay podium.

Serhiy won bronze medal in sprint at 2016 World Championships.

He qualified to represent Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] Due to poor physical conditions and illnesses he didn't show good results being just 46th in sprint.

Career results

Winter Olympics

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver523339
2014 Sochi9413997
2018 Pyeongchang5346499

World Championships

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk2028152238
2012 Ruhpolding602249814
2013 Nové Město414514
2015 Kontiolahti5261127911
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen55388164
2017 Hochfilzen541152765

Individual podiums

SeasonPlaceCompetitionRank
2012–13 Sochi, RussiaIndividual3
2014–15 Östersund, SwedenIndividual2
Holmenkollen, NorwayIndividual3
2016–17 Antholz-Anterselva, ItalyIndividual3

Relay podiums

SeasonPlaceCompetitionRank
2010–11 Pokljuka, SloveniaMixed relay2
2013–14 Östersund, SwedenMixed relay3
2014–15 Nové Město, Czech RepublicMixed relay3
2016–17 Kontiolahti, FinlandMixed relay3

Rankings

SeasonIndividualSprintPursuitMass startTotal
2009–10304847
2010–113926433635
2011–1237364142
2012–1319394342
2013–141022361823
2014–15134244526
2015–163116192821
2016–17722322023

References

  1. "Ukrainian squad for the 2018 Winter Olympics". Ukrainian Biathlon Federation. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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