Sergey Alexandrovich Konovalov (born April 9, 1973 , Uzen , Mangyshlak Oblast ) is a former Russian biathlete , bronze medalist of the 2004 World Cup , European champion and silver medalist of the European Championship, 4-time champion of Russia, winner of the Russian Cup, master of sports of international class ( 1998). Coach of the Russian biathlon team .
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| Full name | Konovalov Sergey Alexandrovich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | April 9, 1973 (aged 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Uzen , Mangyshlak region , USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accommodation | Tchaikovsky (city) , Perm Territory , Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height Weight | 182 cm / 83 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family status | married | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | trainer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Higher , Tchaikovsky State Institute of Physical Culture ( 1994 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| According to | 2004/05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall accuracy | 81% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lying down | 89% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Standing | 74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal catwalks | one | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Athlete Career
As a child, trying to find himself, Sergey tried many kinds of sports: he was engaged in wrestling, chess, and attended a ship modeling club. He was brought to biathlon by his uncle, Yegor Petrovich Konovalov, a master of sports in biathlon, a multiple winner of all-Union competitions. His uncle worked a lot with Sergey, instilled in him a love for this sport, and from the age of 12 Konovalov became addicted to biathlon.
At the 2004 World Championships in Oberhof, Sergei was expected to see major career success. He took third place in the mass start , ahead of the Norwegian Ole-Einar Bjoerndalen in the final segment of the distance. The victory in that race was won by the Frenchman Rafael Poiret .
WORLD CUP
- 1998/99 - 37th place
- 2001/02 - 59 place
- 2003/04 - 15th place
- 2004/05 - 48th place
In February 2008, after two victories at the European Championships in Czech Nove Mesto, Sergei announced his retirement [1] .
Coach Career
- 2008–2010 - coach of the Russian reserve biathlon team [2] .
- 2010 - n. at. - coach for the shooting training of the Russian women's team [3] [4]
- 2015 - n. at. - head coach of the Russian women's biathlon team
Awards, titles and prizes
- Honored Master of Sports of Russia (2009) [5]
- International Master of Sports (1998).
Notes
- ↑ Sergey Konovalov: after winning the European Championships, I can declare with good conscience the end of my career
- ↑ Sergey KONOVALOV: “I would call the performance of the youth team last season worthy” (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 9, 2010. Archived on April 28, 2010.
- ↑ Sergey KONOVALOV: “I think we will find a common language with everyone” (inaccessible link)
- ↑ The SBR Board approved the composition of the Russian national team for the 2010/2011 season (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 9, 2010. Archived June 12, 2010.
- ↑ Order dated 30.11.2009 No. 325-ng "On conferring the honorary sports title" Honored Master of Sports of Russia " (Unavailable link) . Date of access July 2, 2010. Archived January 27, 2012.