Andrejs Rastorgujevs

Andrejs Rastorgujevs
	Rastorgujevs in 2023
Personal information
Born	27 May 1988 (age 35); Alūksne, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	5 December 2009
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2010, 2014, 2018)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	12
Medals	1
World Cup
Seasons	12 (2009/10–)
Individual podiums	2
All podiums	3
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing Latvia
World Championships
European Championships
	Updated on 20 March 2023.

Last updated April 14, 2024

Andrejs Rastorgujevs (born 27 May 1988) is a Latvian biathlete. He has participated in three Winter Olympics, and has two individual and one relay Biathlon World Cup podium.

Career

Andrejs Rastorgujevs is a biathlete from Latvia. In the first event of 2009–10 Biathlon World Cup in Östersund he participated in 10 km sprint, where he finished 47th, but later on he was disqualified for finishing in the wrong lane.^[1] 2012-13 Biathlon World Cup was the breakthrough season for Rastorgujevs, finishing the season 36th overall. Next year he finished the season 16th overall, while earning four Top 6 finishes.

After finishing fourth four times during his career, during the last race of 2016-17 Biathlon World Cup he finally won his first podium, finishing second at the 15 km mass start in Oslo.

Rastorgujevs took part also at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he finished 50th at the sprint and 58th at the pursuit.

In 2021, Rastorgujevs was disqualified for 18 months due to doping rules violations.^[2]

On 5 March 2023 Rastorgujevs and Baiba Bendika placed third, in the BMW IBU World Cup placed in Nové Město na Moravě, in the Single Mixed Relays and earned a first-ever Relay podium for Latvia.

On 18 February 2024 Rastorgujevs won a silver medal in the 15-kilometer mass start at the Biathlon World Championships 2024 in Nove Mesto, winning his biggest success in his career and also in the history of Latvian biathlon.

Career results

Olympics

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay
2010 Vancouver	—	50th	58th	—	19th
2014 Sochi	33rd	17th	9th	14th	—
2018 Pyeongchang	59th	24th	12th	28th	—

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass Start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	43rd	66th	—	—	14th	—	—
2012 Ruhpolding	68th	83rd	—	—	LPD	—
2013 Nové Město	50th	65th	—	—	LPD	—
2015 Kontiolahti	48th	42nd	25th	—	LPD	—
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	59th	20th	27th	26th	LPD	—
2017 Hochfilzen	56th	57th	37th	—	22nd	LPD
2019 Östersund	13th	14th	6th	25th	LPD	—	10th
2020 Rasen-Antholz	22nd	70th	—	—	LPD	—	17th
2021 Pokljuka		15th	10th			—
2023 Oberhof	56th	7th	9th	5th	18th	—	19th
2024 Nové Město	4th	12th	19th	Silver	16th	—	8th

World Cup

Season	Individual		Sprint		Pursuit		Mass Start		Overall
Season	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points	Position
2009–10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	—	—	40	56th	6	80th	—	—	46	71st
2011–12	14	52nd	11	81st	8	74th	—	—	33	76th
2012–13	43	24th	85	42nd	88	34th	13	45th	229	36th
2013–14	23	34th	138	21st	191	11th	93	7th	445	16th
2014–15	19	44th	186	19th	93	27th	72	26th	370	27th
2015–16	—	—	161	19th	151	18th	82	24th	394	20th
2016–17	38	27th	160	16th	171	19th	76	26th	445	21st
2017–18	60	6th	224	5th	134	19th	63	28th	481	13th
2018–19	46	21st	139	22nd	122	24th	88	21st	395	20th
2019–20	48	23rd	100	26th	51	31st	27	33rd	226	29th
2022–23	56	22nd	136	19th	73	30th	84	19th	349	22nd

*Key:Points—won World Cup points; Position—World Cup season ranking.^[3]

European Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit
2007 Bansko, Bulgaria	32nd	8th	16th
2008 Nové Město, Czech Republic	28th	30th	31st
2009 Ufa, Russia		8th
2010 Otepää, Estonia	15th	49th
2011 Ridanna, Italy	4th	8th	7th
2012 Osrblie, Slovakia	27th	5th	5th
2013 Bansko, Bulgaria	4th	DNS
2014 Nové Město, Czech Republic	Gold	Bronze
2015 Otepää, Estonia	DNF	10th	10th
2017 Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland	20th	4th	Bronze
2018 Ridnaun, Italy		Gold
2019 Raubichi, Belarus	24th	8th	5th
2020 Raubichi, Belarus	9th	Silver	10th
2021 Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland	Gold	22nd
2023 Lenzerheide, Switzerland	33rd	4th	4th
2024 Osrblie, Slovakia	9th	4th	13th

World Cup record

Finish in the Top 6

Season	Position	Event	Competition
2016–17	2nd	Oslo	15 km mass start
2017–18	2nd	Kontiolahti	10 km sprint
2022–23	3rd	Nove Mesto	13,5 km single mixed relay
2012–13	4th	Sochi	20 km individual
2013–14	4th	Oberhof	12.5 km pursuit
2013–14	4th	Oslo	10 km sprint
2014–15	4th	Khanty-Mansiysk	10 km sprint
2017–18	4th	Tyumen	10 km sprint
2022–23	4th	Oslo	10 km sprint
2014–15	5th	Ruhpolding	10 km sprint
2015–16	5th	Canmore	15 km mass start
2022–23	5th	Hochfilzen	10 km sprint
2013–14	6th	Kontiolahti	12.5 km pursuit
2014–15	6th	Oberhof	10 km sprint
2014–15	6th	Oberhof	15 km mass start
2016–17	6th	Östersund	20 km individual
2016–17	6th	Nove Mesto	10 km sprint

Shooting

Shooting	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2019–20	2020–21	2022–23
Prone position	56%	82%	84%	TBD	91%	80%	92%	87%	76%	81%	86%
Standing position	62%	73%	81%	TBD	76%	76%	72%	69%	78%	77%	72%
Total	59%	78%	82%	TBD	83%	78%	82%	78%	77%	79%	79%

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References

↑ Dedumets, Dāvis (5 December 2009). "Bricis 34., Rastorgujevam laba debija, ja nediskvalifcētu (labots)" [Bricis 34, good debut for Rastorgujev if not disqualified (corrected)]. ParSportu.lv (in Latvian). Par Sportu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
↑ LSM.lv Newsroom (17 September 2021). "Biatlonistu Rastorgujevu par dopinga pārkāpumu atstādina uz 18 mēnešiem" [Biathlete Rastorguyev is suspended for 18 months for a doping violation]. LSM.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
↑ "Andrejs RASTORGUJEVS". BiathlonResults.com. IBU. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

External links

Andrejs Rastorgujevs at the Latvian Athletics Association (in Latvian)

Andrejs Rastorgujevs at IBU

Andrejs Rastorgujevs at Olympics.com

Andrejs Rastorgujevs at Olympedia

Andrejs Rastorgujevs at the Latvian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Latvian)

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[1] Dedumets, Dāvis (5 December 2009). "Bricis 34., Rastorgujevam laba debija, ja nediskvalifcētu (labots)" [Bricis 34, good debut for Rastorgujev if not disqualified (corrected)]. ParSportu.lv (in Latvian). Par Sportu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

[2] LSM.lv Newsroom (17 September 2021). "Biatlonistu Rastorgujevu par dopinga pārkāpumu atstādina uz 18 mēnešiem" [Biathlete Rastorguyev is suspended for 18 months for a doping violation]. LSM.lv (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

[IBUprofile-3] "Andrejs RASTORGUJEVS". BiathlonResults.com. IBU. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

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