Pavel Rostovtsev

Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev, Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев (born September 21, 1971 in Gus-Khrustalny, Vladimir Oblast is a former Russian biathlete. Rostovtsev lives in Krasnoyarsk. He is a three times world champion in biathlon. He has competed in the World cup since the 1995/96 season. In 2000 he became world champion with the Russian relay team in the World Championships in Lahti. The following year he won both the sprint and the pursuit in the world championships in Pokljuka. In the 2001/02 season he came second in the overall world cup standings. He hasn't won a single world cup competition since the 2001/02 season.In the 2006 Olympics in Turin he was a part of the silver medal winning Russian relay team

Achievements

(pr. December 1, 2006)
*Winter Olympics:
**Silver medal on the relay at the 2006 Olympics in Torino best individual: 5th place (sprint, at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City
*World Championship:
**3 gold (2 individually) 6 silvers
*World Cup overall:
**Best position 2nd in the 2001/02 season
*World cup competitions:
**6 wins, 12 second places and 6 third places

References

* [http://data.biathlonworld.com/data/archives.aspx?IbuId=BTRUS12109197101 IBU Profile]