Yevgeny Dementyev

Yevgeny Alexandrovich Dementyev (Russian: Евге́ний Александрович Деме́нтьев, born 17 January 1983 in Tayozhny, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug) is a Russian cross-country skier. He attended Children and Youth Sports School of Sovetsky District, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where his first trainer was Valery Ukhov. Dementyev's first international success was in 2001 at the Junior World Championship. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, with a gold in the men's 15 km + 15 km pursuit event and a silver in the men's 50 km freestyle mass start.

Yevgeny Dementyev
Yevgeny Dementyev in 2006
Country Russia
Born (1983-01-17) 17 January 1983
Tayozhny, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons2003–2009, 2012–2013, 2015, 2017
Individual wins1
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums5
Team podiums4
Indiv. starts105
Team starts16
Overall titles0 – (9th in 2005)
Discipline titles0

Dementyev finished 0.8 seconds behind the winner Giorgio Di Centa in the 50 km event, the closest margin of victory in Olympic history. This margin of victory eclipsed the previous record of 4.9 seconds set at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo between fellow Swedes Thomas Wassberg and Gunde Svan.

He also won two medals at the 2003 Nordic skiing World Junior Championships with a gold in 10 km and a bronze in the 30 km. Dementyev has two 4×10 km medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 22nd in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in 2005.

On 25 August 2009, Russian newssite russiatoday.com reported that Dementyev has tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO). He returned in 2011 after a two-year ban.

Olympic results
  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
200623—GoldSilver—6—

World Championship results
  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km 
individual		  30 km 
 skiathlon 		  50 km 
mass start		  Sprint   4 × 10 km 
 relay 		  Team 
 sprint 
2005222322——Bronze—
20072422———Silver—
200926——DSQ—DSQ—

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

World Cup standings
 Season   Age  Season standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening		 Tour de
Ski		 World Cup
Final
20032090N/A—N/AN/AN/A
2004213323NCN/AN/AN/A
20052296NCN/AN/AN/A
2006233825NCN/AN/AN/A
2007241313NCN/A8N/A
200825293193N/A930
200926674869N/ADSQDSQ
2012296541————
20133013485————
2015328751———N/A
20173410988NC25——

Individual podiums
  • 1 victory
  • 5 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2003–04 21 February 2004 Umeå, Sweden15 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
22004–0519 March 2005 Falun, Sweden15 km + 15 km Skiathlon C/FWorld Cup1st
3 2005–06 14 January 2006 Lago di Tesero, Italy30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
4 2006–07 13 December 2006 Cogne, Italy15 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
516 December 2006 La Clusaz, France30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums
  • 1 victories
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 2003–04 7 February 2004 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdPankratov / Ivanov / Novikov
2 2006–07 19 November 2006 Gällivare, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndPankratov / Rochev / Legkov
317 December 2006 La Clusaz, France4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stPankratov / Rochev / Legkov
4 2007–08 25 November 2007 Beitostølen, Norway4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdRochev / Pankratov / Legkov

References
  1. "Athlete : DEMENTIEV Eugeniy". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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