Russian cross-country skier

Yevgeny Alexandrovich Dementyev (Russian: Евге́ний Александрович Деме́нтьев, born 17 January 1983 in Tayozhny, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug) is a Russian cross-country skier. He attended Children and Youth Sports School of Sovetsky District, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where his first trainer was Valery Ukhov. Dementyev's first international success was in 2001 at the Junior World Championship. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, with a gold in the men's 15:km:+ 15:km pursuit event and a silver in the men's 50:km freestyle m* start.

Dementyev finished 0.8:seconds behind the winner Giorgio Di Centa in the 50:km event, the closest margin of victory in Olympic history of this event. This margin of victory eclipsed the previous record of 4.9:seconds set at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo between fellow Swedes Thomas W*berg and Gunde Svan.

He also won two medals at the 2003 Nordic skiing World Junior Championships with a gold in 10:km and a bronze in the 30:km. Dementyev has two 4 × 10:km medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 22nd in the 15:km:+ 15:km double pursuit in 2005.

On 25 August 2009, Dementyev tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO). He returned in 2011 after a two-year ban but retired shortly thereafter.

Contents

• 1 Cross-country skiing results
  • 1.1 Olympic Games
  • 1.2 World Championships
  • 1.3 World Cup
    • 1.3.1 Season standings
    • 1.3.2 Individual podiums
    • 1.3.3 Team podiums
• 2 References
• 3 External links

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

World Championships

• 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

• 1 victory – (1 WC)
• 5 podiums – (5 WC)

Team podiums

• 1 victory – (1 RL)
• 4 podiums – (4 RL)

References

External links

• Yevgeny Dementyev at the International Ski Federation