Vladimir Iliev

Vladimir Iliev (Bulgarian: Владимир Илиев); born 17 March 1987) is a Bulgarian biathlete.[1]

Vladimir Iliev
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1987-03-17) 17 March 1987
Troyan, Bulgaria
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
World Cup debut2006
Olympic Games
Teams3 (2010–2018)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams10 (2007–2019)
Medals1 (0 gold)
Updated on 12 March 2019.

Career

He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Bulgaria. His best performance was 16th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 79th, in the individual and 83rd in the sprint.[2]

Iliev participated competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. His best performance was 15th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 38th, in the individual and 59rd in the sprint and 54th in the pursuit.[1]

He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 54th in the sprint, 46th in the pursuit, 19th in the individual and was part of the lapped relay.[1]

As of February 2018, his best performance at the Biathlon World Championships, is 6th in the pursuit in 2015,[1] his best Biathlon World Cup finish is 5th, in the sprint at Nové Město na Moravě in 2016/17, while his best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 25th, in 2014/15.[1]

On 13 March 2019, Iliev won silver in the 20km individual at the 2019 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, Sweden – Bulgaria's best ever individual result in men's biathlon.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver 79th 83rd — — 16th —
2014 Sochi 38th 59th 54th — 15th —
2018 Pyeongchang 19th 54th 46th —
*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

1 medal (1 silver)

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
2007 Antholz 63rd 86th — — 18th 18th N/A
2008 Östersund — 96th — — 20th —
2009 Pyeongchang 32nd 84th — — 14th —
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 59th 68th — — 16th —
2012 Ruhpolding 16th 57th dns — 17th —
2013 Nové Město dnf 42nd 39th — 9th —
2015 Kontiolahti 27th 8th 6th 25th 16th 18th
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 21st 10th 24th 21st 13th 16th
2017 Hochfilzen 24th 13th 18th 20th 9th 17th
2019 Östersund Silver 38th 37th 29th 9th 21st —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.
***The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

References
  1. IBU Profile
  2. Sports-Reference Profile


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