Sergey Tchepikov

Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov (; born 30 January 1967) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon (1988, 1992, 1994, 2002 and 2006) and one in cross-country skiing. His last Olympic performance was a silver medal in the 4 × 7.5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Tchepikov has two World Cup titles (1989/90, 1990/91). He has had 25 podium finishes, six in first place, thirteen in second, and has come third six times. In the Olympics, Tchepikov has two gold, three silver, and one bronze medals. In the World Championships he has won 14 medals, however only two gold medals.

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

Olympic Games 6 medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 1988 Calgary 4th Bronze Gold 1992 Albertville 10th 4th Silver 1994 Lillehammer 8th Gold Silver 2002 Salt Lake City 8th — — 4th 2006 Turin 4th 23rd DNS 5th Silver Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.

World Championships 14 medals (2 gold, 9 silver, 3 bronze) EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay 1989 Feistritz 7th 7th Gold Silver 1990 Minsk Silver Bronze 4th 5th 1991 Lahti 5th 15th Bronze Silver 1993 Borovets Bronze 5th Silver Silver 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk — 52nd 32nd 10th Silver 2004 Oberhof 40th — — 24th — 2005 Hochfilzen 32nd 4th Silver 8th Silver Silver 2006 Pokljuka Gold 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 pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.

Individual victories 7 victories (3 In, 4 Sp) Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games Year Age 10 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1998 31 22 9 32 — 5

World Championships Year Age 10 km Pursuit 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1995 28 3519 — 13 6 1997 30 16 14 — 18 4

World Cup Season standings Season Age OverallLong DistanceSprint 1995 28 50 1996 29 19 1997 30 21 22 31 1998 31 49 71 40

Team podiums

1 victory 3 podiums

Politics In 2016, he was elected to the State Duma running as a United Russia candidate.

Sanctions He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War.