Vladimir ILIEV

Bulgaria
Biathlon
17 Mar 1987
34
Male
TROYAN
 
Bulgaria
LOVECH
 
Bulgaria

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BTH Biathlon Men's 20km Individual 61
Men's 10km Sprint 31
Men's 12.5km Pursuit 25
Men's 4x7.5km Relay
BUL
Bulgaria
 18
Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)
BUL
Bulgaria
 19

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Mixed Relay 4x6km (W+M)
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Men's 20km Individual
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Men's 10km Sprint
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Men's 12.5km Pursuit
Finished
Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre
Men's 4x7.5km Relay
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
210 km F Men2017Stolichna
154 × 7.5 kilometres Relay2014Sochi, RUS
164 × 7.5 kilometres Relay2010Vancouver, CAN
17Mixed 2 × 6 kilometres and 2 × 7.5 kilometres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
19Men's 20 kilometres2018PyeongChang, KOR
3820 kilometres2014Sochi, RUS
46Men's 12.5 kilometres Pursuit2018PyeongChang, KOR
54Men's 10 kilometres Sprint2018PyeongChang, KOR
5412.5 kilometres Pursuit2014Sochi, RUS
5910 kilometres Sprint2014Sochi, RUS
7920 kilometres2010Vancouver, CAN
8310 kilometres Sprint2010Vancouver, CAN
DNFMen's 4 × 7.5 kilometres Relay2018PyeongChang, KOR
10 km C Men2017Stolichna
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Men's 20km Individual2019Oestersund, SWE
World Cup
RankEventSeason
16Men's Individual2018/19
20Men's Sprint2014/15
22Men's Pursuit2014/15
22Men's Individual2014/15
25Men's Total2014/15
28Men's Mass Start2019/20
28Men's Sprint2016/17
29Men's Pursuit2016/17
29Men's Mass Start2014/15
31Men's Mass Start2016/17
31Men's Sprint2015/16
32Men's Total2016/17
33Men's Individual2020/21
33Men's Pursuit2015/16
34Men's Sprint2012/13
35Men's Total2019/20
38Men's Total2015/16
39Men's Pursuit2019/20
41Men's Sprint2020/21
41Men's Individual2016/17
41Men's Individual2011/12
42Men's Pursuit2020/21
42Men's Total2020/21
43Men's Sprint2019/20
43Men's Total2018/19
44Men's Individual2015/16
44Men's Total2012/13
45Men's Mass Start2018/19
45Men's Mass Start2012/13
48Men's Mass Start2020/21
48Men's Sprint2018/19
48Men's Pursuit2012/13
49Men's Pursuit2018/19
54Men's Individual2019/20
57Men's Pursuit2013/14
59Men's Pursuit2017/18
59Men's Individual2017/18
59Men's Total2017/18
59Men's Sprint2017/18
60Men's Pursuit2011/12
60Men's Total2011/12
66Men's Total2013/14
70Men's Sprint2011/12
71Men's Sprint2013/14
72Men's Individual2008/09
100Men's Total2008/09
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Vlado

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Travelling, alpine skiing

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Athlete, Sport Instructor

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National Sports Academy Vasil Levski

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Partner, Milena Todorova

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Bulgarian, Russian, English

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Ajax Troyan

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National: Alexandre Kasperovich (RUS)
Personal coach: Cvetan Cochev (BUL)

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Partner Milena Todorova (Biathlon): PyeongChang 2018 Bulgarian Olympian, finishing 84th in the sprint. Competed at the past three World Championships (2019-21) with two top-20 individual finishes. Triple medallist at the 2020 Junior World Championships with one silver (individual) and two bronze medals (sprint, pursuit).

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Cross-country skiing: Finished 14th in the 15km Free at the 2018 World Military Championships in Saalfelden. Runner-up in the 10km Free at the 2017 Balkan Cup in Bansko.

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2006 IBU Cup in Gurnigel (Sprint - 17th, Pursuit - DNS, Mass Start - 7th)
2006 World Cup in Oestersund (Sprint - 105th)

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January 2021: Quarantined for two weeks after his teammate and partner Milena Todorova (BUL) tested positive for COVID-19. Missed the second Oberhof World Cup stage and Antholz, before returning at the European Championships in Duszniki Zdroj.

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2004

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Began competing in biathlon at age 10 in 1997. (Info 2018)

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"I was living on the street where the kids who practiced biathlon passed. I saw them shooting guns, it was interesting to me. I asked my mother to enroll me. I began practicing with them, that's how everything started." (blitz.bg, 02 Feb 2017)

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Compete at his fourth Olympic Winter Games at Beijing 2022. "Every athlete dreams mostly of the Olympics, to be prepared for any challenge. My big dream remains the Beijing Olympics in 2022." (nova.bg, 29 Dec 2019)

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Winning individual silver at the 2019 World Championships in Oestersund and sprint gold at the 2017 European Championships in Duszniki Zdroj. "I will always remember that I am the first Bulgarian to win a medal from the World Biathlon Championships. I don't know if it's a coincidence, but I'm also the first European champion." (nova.bg, 29 Dec 2019)

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Biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR), eight-time Olympic gold medallist and 20-time world champion. (blitz.bg, 2 Feb 2017)

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"Perseverance, will, audacity."

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Bulgarian Athlete of the Year (2019)

Milestones

Represented Bulgaria in three Olympic Winter Games (2010, 2014, 2018), with his best result individually in 2018 as 19th in the individual.

Appeared at World Championships since 2007 reporting three top-10 rankings, both individually and in relays. In Oestersund in 2019, he won a surprise silver medal in the individual. He also medaled at European Championships claiming one gold (2017 in the sprint) and two bronze.

He had his first full season in the World Cup in 2008/09. He finished his best season in 2014/15 as 25th in the total score. Over the years he achieved a number of top-10 placings individually as well as in relays.

Competed internationally as a junior since 2004, from the following year also regularly at Youth/Junior World and European Championships, where he reported several top-20 and two top-10 results.
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