Andrejs Rastorgujevs

Andrejs Rastorgujevs (born 27 May 1988) is a Latvian biathlete. He has participated in three Winter Olympics, and has two individual and one relay Biathlon World Cup podium.

Andrejs Rastorgujevs
Rastorgujevs in 2023
Personal information
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
Teams10
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons12 (2009/10–)
Individual podiums2
All podiums3
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Latvia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Nové Město20 km individual
Gold medal – first place2018 Ridnaun10 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2021 Duszniki-Zdrój20 km individual
Silver medal – second place2020 Raubichi10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nové Město10 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2017 Duszniki-Zdrój12.5 km pursuit
Updated on 20 March 2023.

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.

In 2021, Rastorgujevs was disqualified for 18 months due to doping rules violations.[2]

On 5 March 2023 Rastorgujevs and Baiba Bendika placed third, in the BMW IBU World Cup placed in Nové Město na Moravě, in the Single Mixed Relays and earned a first-ever Relay podium for Latvia.

Career results

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

World Championships
Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Russia 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 43rd 66th — — 14th — —
Germany 2012 Ruhpolding 68th 83rd — — LPD —
Czech Republic 2013 Nové Město 50th 65th — — LPD —
Finland 2015 Kontiolahti 48th 42nd 25th — LPD —
Norway 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 59th 20th 27th 26th LPD —
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 56th 57th 37th — 22nd LPD
Sweden 2019 Östersund 13th 14th 6th 25th LPD — 10th
Italy 2020 Rasen-Antholz 22nd 70th — — LPD — 17th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 15th 10th —
Germany 2023 Oberhof 56th 7th 9th 5th 18th — 19th

World Cup
Season Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass Start Overall
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2009–10——————————
2010–11——4056th680th——4671st
2011–121452nd1181st874th——3376th
2012–134324th8542nd8834th1345th22936th
2013–142334th13821st19111th937th44516th
2014–151944th18619th9327th7226th37027th
2015–16——16119th15118th8224th39420th
2016–173827th16016th17119th7626th44521st
2017–18606th2245th13419th6328th48113th
2018–194621st13922nd12224th8821st39520th
2019–204823rd10026th5131st2733rd22629th
2022–235622nd13619th7330th8419th34922nd
*Key:Points—won World Cup points; Position—World Cup season ranking.[3]

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
2021 Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland Gold 22nd
2023 Lenzerheide, Switzerland 33rd 4th 4th

World Cup record

Finish in the Top 6
Season Position Event Competition
2016–172ndNorway Oslo15 km mass start
2017–182ndFinland Kontiolahti10 km sprint
2022–233rdCzech Republic Nove Mesto13,5 km single mixed relay
2012–134thRussia Sochi20 km individual
2013–144thGermany Oberhof12.5 km pursuit
2013–144thNorway Oslo10 km sprint
2014–154thRussia Khanty-Mansiysk10 km sprint
2017–184thRussia Tyumen10 km sprint
2022–234thNorway Oslo10 km sprint
2014–155thGermany Ruhpolding10 km sprint
2015–165thCanada Canmore15 km mass start
2022–235thAustria Hochfilzen10 km sprint
2013–146thFinland Kontiolahti12.5 km pursuit
2014–156thGermany Oberhof10 km sprint
2014–156thGermany Oberhof15 km mass start
2016–176thSweden Östersund20 km individual
2016–176thCzech Republic Nove Mesto10 km sprint

Shooting
Shooting 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2019–20 2020–21 2022–23
Prone position56%82%84%TBD91%80%92%87%76%81%86%
Standing position62%73%81%TBD76%76%72%69%78%77%72%
Total59%78%82%TBD83%78%82%78%77%79%79%

References
  1. Dedumets, Dāvis (5 December 2009). "Bricis 34., Rastorgujevam laba debija, ja nediskvalifcētu (labots)" [Bricis 34, good debut for Rastorgujev if not disqualified (corrected)]. ParSportu.lv (in Latvian). Par Sportu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  2. LSM.lv Newsroom (17 September 2021). "Biatlonistu Rastorgujevu par dopinga pārkāpumu atstādina uz 18 mēnešiem" [Biathlete Rastorguyev is suspended for 18 months for a doping violation]. LSM.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. "Andrejs RASTORGUJEVS". BiathlonResults.com. IBU. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
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