Andrei Derizemlya
Date of Birth: 18.08.1977
Place of Birth. Born in the town of Zhovtnevo, Sumy region. Graduated from the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Has a specialty in sports instruction.
General Information. Physical data: height 1 m 88 cm, weight - 78 kg.
Coach: Nikolai Zots.
Competes for the sports society 'Dynamo' (Chernihiv).
Career. Andrei Derizemlya started practicing biathlon in 1990. He has been competing for the Ukrainian national team since 1996. He debuted at the Olympic Games in 1998, but did not achieve high results. His first significant success came in 1999, when he climbed to the third step of the podium at one stage of the World Cup.
By the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, Andrei Derizemlya had become the leader of the Ukrainian biathlon team. However, he was unable to show good results at his second Olympics as well.
In the 2002/2003 season, Andrei Derizemlya achieved his first victory at World Cup stages.
At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Andrei Derizemlya again did not show expected results, finishing in the third decade.
In 2007, Andrei Derizemlya unexpectedly won a bronze medal at the World Championships and finished the season among the top thirty biathletes in the world.
Since then, he has rightly been considered a leader of his national team and one of the 30 best biathletes in the world (according to the results of the Cup competitions of the seasons). However, his performances are not characterized by stability - good results are sometimes followed by poor ones, although he consistently registers high positions throughout the season.
In the 2008/2009 season, Andrei Derizemlya was first (mass start) and second (pursuit race) once each, and also placed third four times in the sprint.
The sprint is actually Derizemlya's favorite biathlon discipline, although he is capable of showing high results in other events as well.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, Andrei Derizemlya was a participant of the national team of Ukraine. On February 14, 2010, the athlete showed a high fifth result in the men's biathlon sprint (10 km) during the opening race (at that time, the best result among Ukrainian athletes at the XXI Winter Olympics).
The athlete is also known as a summer biathlete; in particular, he is the world champion in summer biathlon 2003 (Monaco).
The athlete has completed his sports career.
Regalia and Achievements. Honored Master of Sports, member of the national team of Ukraine.
European Championship 2002 (Kontiolahti) - gold in individual race at 20 km.
European Championship 2003 (Forni-Avoltri) - gold in pursuit race at 12.5 km.
European Championship 2005 (Novosibirsk) - silver in sprint at 10 km.
European Championship 2005 (Novosibirsk) - silver in relay 4x7.5 km.
European Championship 2006 (Langdorf) - silver in relay 4x7.5 km.
World Championship 2007 (Antholz) - bronze in sprint at 10 km.
World Championship 2011 (Khanty-Mansiysk) - bronze in relay 4x7.5 km.
Participant of the Olympic Games in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014.
Political Activity. From 2016 to 2020 - Deputy of the Chernihiv city council of the VII convocation, member of the faction of the party Block of Petro Poroshenko Solidarity.
Since 2020 - Deputy of the Chernihiv city council of the VIII convocation, member of the faction of the Political Party 'Ridnyi Dim'.
He works as the head of the Department for Family, Youth and Sports of the Chernihiv City Council.
Family Status. Married. Wife Natalia and daughter Tatyana.
Hobbies. Music, reading.
18.08.2022.