Serguei Sednev

Serguei Anatoliyovich Sednev (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Седнєв; born December 12, 1983 in Hlukhiv) is a retired Ukrainian biathlete.

Serguei Sednev
Personal information
Full nameSerguei Anatoliyovich Sednev
Born (1983-12-19) 19 December 1983
Hlukhiv, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
ClubDynamo
SkisFisher
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Minsk Junior 4 × 7.5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2009 Ufa 12.5 km pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Ufa 20 km individual
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Maurienne 12.5 km pursuit
Updated on February 19, 2014.

Career

He debuted for Ukraine at the World Cup on January 17, 2004, in Ruhpolding. In sprint he was the 67th. First World Cup podium was three years later - in December, 2007, he was third in individual race in Pokljuka. First World Cup win was in Antholz-Anterselva in individual on 21 January 2010.[1] He is a bronze medalists of 2011 Biathlon World Championships in relay in which he was a "finisher". He had been a captain of men's national team for some years before he retired.

He unexpectedly retired on December 19, 2014, on his 31st birthday. In an interview for biathlon.com.ua he stated, that the first reason is absence of good results, and he had often been ill before the season. "At one moment I understood that I can't find any motivation to go on. Maybe, it is time to pay more attention to my family... that I couldn't afford this for a long years of my career".[2]

Doping ban

By IBU press release dated January 12, 2015,[3] it was announced that Sednev had tested positive for recombinant EPO upon re-analysis of an out of competition sample originally taken on January 22, 2013. Sednev waved his is right for B-analysis and was subsequently banned for two years starting December 15, 2014.[4] This effectively puts the start of his ban four days prior to his sudden retirement announcement.

Performances
LevelYearEventINSPPUMSRLMRL
JBWCH2002Italy Ridanna, Italy285912
EBCH2002Finland Kontiolahti, FinlandDNF4
JBWCH2003Poland Kościelisko, Poland430187
EBCH2003Italy Forni Avoltri, ItalyDNF684
JBWCH2004France Maurienne, France22735
EBCH2004Belarus Minsk, BelarusDNS1082
BWCH2007Italy Rasen-Antholz, Italy42
EBCH2007Bulgaria Bansko, Bulgaria2519
BWCH2008Sweden Östersund, Sweden67
BWCH2009South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea47
EBCH2009Russia Ufa, Russia31524
OLY2010Canada Vancouver, Canada682210218
BWCH2011Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia3327253
BWCH2012Germany Ruhpolding, Germany848
BWCH2013Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic4939DNS149
OLY2014Russia Sochi, Russia4454

Podiums
SeasonPlaceCompetitionRank
2007–08Slovenia Pokljuka, SloveniaIndividual3
2008–09Austria Hochfilzen, AustriaRelay3
2009–10Italy Rasen-Antholz, ItalyIndividual1
2010–11Austria Hochfilzen, AustriaSprint2
2010–11Slovenia Pokljuka, SloveniaIndividual3
2010–11Slovenia Pokljuka, SloveniaMixed relay2
2011–12Finland Kontiolahti, FinlandMixed relay2

Positions
SeasonIndividualSprintPursuitMass startsTOTAL
2007–081169484346
2008–0913773746
2009–10428212922
2010–111716231616
2011–1248466154
2012–1344504245
2013–14858593

References
  1. Antholz-Anterselva Individual
  2. Serguei Sednev. A Great Captain
  3. IBU suspends two more athletes after re – analysis in previous seasons
  4. Doping Test of Serguei Sednev Gave a Positive Result


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