Oleksander Zhyrnyi

Oleksander Zhyrnyi
Full name	Oleksander Zhyrnyi
Born	(1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 37) Ufa, Russian SFSR
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
World Cup career
Seasons	Russia (until 2014 and since 2018) Ukraine (2014–2018)
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Russia European Championships (U21) 2012 Osrblie Relay 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój 2x6 + 2x7.5 km Relay

Oleksander Zhyrnyi (born 25 February 1987) is a Russian (until 2014 and since 2018) and Ukrainian (2014–2018) biathlete.

Career

He wasn't very successful in Russian team, so he moved to Ukraine in 2014.[1] He made his World Cup debut at the 2014–15 in Östersund, Sweden, on 6 December 2014. After that he became a regular member of Ukrainian team.[2]

He moved back to Russia in the summer of 2018.[3]

Performances

Level	Year	Event	IN	SP	PU	MS	RL	MRL
EBCH (RUS)	2012	Osrblie, Slovakia	13				3
EBCH (UKR)	2015	Otepää, Estonia		32	34
BWCH (UKR)	2015	Kontiolahti, Finland		48	44		9

Notes

• (RUS) – as a representer of Russia
• (UKR) – as a representer of Ukraine

World Cup

Positions

Season	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass starts	Total
2014–15	59	79	72		78

References

1. "Oleksander Zhyrnyi: I wanted to try myself at the top level not to be sorry after". Biathlon.com.ua.
2. "Oleksander Zhyrnyi: The result is very optimistic". Biathlon.com.ua.
3. "Двойное предательство: биатлонист запутал Россию и Украину". Газета.Ru (in Russian). 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2024-11-27.

External links

• Biathlon.com.ua
• IBU Datacenter