Pavel Rostovtsev

Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev (Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев; born 21 September 1971) is a Russian former biathlete.

Life and career 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.

In November 2006, Rostovtsev announced his retirement due to disagreements with the Russian Biathon Union.

Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games 1 medal (1 silver) EventIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelay 2002 Salt Lake City 6th 6th 5th 4th 2006 Turin 13th — — — Silver Mass start was added as an event in 2006.

World Championships 9 medals (3 gold, 6 silver) EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay 1997 Brezno-Osrblie — 29th 16th — 8th 1999 Kontiolahti 7th 51st 35th — Silver 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen 14th Silver Silver Silver Gold 2001 Pokljuka 8th Gold Gold 14th 4th 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen 21st 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk 14th 63rd — 23rd Silver 2004 Oberhof 16th — — — — 2005 Hochfilzen 47th — — — Silver — During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

Individual victories 7 victories (2 In, 2 Sp, 3 Pu) Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.