Viktor Maigourov


Viktor Viktorovich Maigourov is a former biathlete from Russia.

Career

Maigourov competed for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, where he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team.
He won eight World Cup victories, his last at Oberhof in 2001. Competing for Russia, he won two Olympic bronze medals; in the relay at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, and in the 20 km at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. His best overall World Cup placing is second in 1995/1996.
Maigourov also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival biathlon competition in 1996 with wins in the sprint and pursuit events.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
1994 Lillehammer23rd37th4th
1998 Nagano—4thBronze
2002 Salt Lake CityBronze7th7th4th

World Championships

8 medals
EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay
1993 Borovets27th——4th
1994 Canmore9th
36th———
1996 Ruhpolding—SilverSilverGold
1997 Brezno-Osrblie18th12thGold15th8th
1998 Pokljuka—Bronze
1999 Kontiolahti41st———Silver
2000 Oslo Holmenkollen11th——20thGold
2001 Pokljuka5th13th11th18th4th
2002 Oslo Holmenkollen10th
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk—9th28th12thSilver

Individual victories

8 victories
SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1993–94
1 victory
18 December 1993 Pokljuka10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1994–95
1 victory
18 March 1995 Lillehammer10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1995–96
1 victory
14 March 1996 Hochfilzen20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1996–97
4 victories
12 December 1996 Oslo Holmenkollen10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1996–97
4 victories
14 December 1996 Oslo Holmenkollen12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup
1996–97
4 victories
18 January 1997 Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
1996–97
4 victories
2 February 1997 Brezno-Osrblie12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Championships
2000–01
1 victory
6 January 2001 Oberhof12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup