Andriy Deryzemlya


Andriy Vasylovych Deryzemlya is a former Ukrainian biathlete who competed at the top level for eleven seasons before winning his first international medal, a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship. In 2008 together with Oksana Khvostenko he won World Team Challenge.
Deryzemlya retired from the sport after the end of the 2013–14 season, starting a political career. In the 2014 parliamentary election Deryzemlya took part at the single-mandate district No. 205 in Chernihiv Oblast and failed them having finished second with 14.1% of votes. Before that he had founded the Centre for Support of Army in August 2014. On November 29th, 2014, Deryzemlya refused from his plot of land in Chernihiv in favour of the family of perished in Donbass Ukrainian soldier.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

World Championships

2 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay
1997 Brezno-Osrblie—77th———
1998 Pokljuka—15th
1999 Kontiolahti33rd65th——11th
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen30th44th49th—8th
2001 Pokljuka61st22nd23rd——
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen30th
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk54th23rd15th—10th
2004 Oberhof77th58thDNS——
2005 Hochfilzen40th11th8th6th10th7th
2006 Pokljuka9th
2007 Antholz-Anterselva—Bronze26th25th8th10th
2008 Östersund9th29th36th10th10th—
2009 Pyeongchang8th12th7th23rd5th11th
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk6th
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk14th10th7th13thBronze—
2012 Ruhpolding17th42nd22nd19th8th14th
2013 Nové Město17th17th30th20th14th9th

Individual victories

1 victory
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
2002–03
1 victory
26 January 2003 Antholz-Anterselva15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup