Vladimir Yesheyev

Vladimir Nikolayevich Yesheyev (born 7 May 1958 in Zabaykalsky Krai) is a former archer from the Soviet Union.

Vladimir Yesheyev
Personal information
Full nameVladimir Nikolayevich Yesheyev
Born7 May 1958 (1958-05-07) (age 65)
Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's Archery
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Individual
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Yesheyev.

Biography

He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual event where he finished in sixth place. He missed the following Olympics due to the boycott but returned to compete in the 1988 Summer Olympics where he finished in third in the individual competition and fifth in the team event. Four years later competing for the Unified team finishing eleventh in the individual event and eighth in the team event.

He is the President of Russian Archery Federation. The Russian archery team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the team event brought back to Russia Bair Badënov's bronze (the next national Olympic bronze in archery after Yesheyev's).

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the World Archery executive board voted to remove the Russian and Belarusian national flags and anthems from all international tournaments, and not to have either country host their archery events.[1] Though he was an executive board member, he was not invited to the discussion or vote.[1]

References
  1. "Executive board sanctions Russian and Belarusian flags and anthems". World Archery.


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