Serhiy Sednev

Serhiy Anatoliyovich Sednev (; born December 12, 1983, in Hlukhiv) is a retired Ukrainian biathlete.

Career He debuted for Ukraine at the World Cup on January 17, 2004, in Ruhpolding. In sprint he was the 67th. First World Cup podium was three years later - in December, 2007, he was third in individual race in Pokljuka. First World Cup win was in Antholz-Anterselva in individual on 21 January 2010. He is a bronze medalists of 2011 Biathlon World Championships in relay in which he was a "finisher". He had been a captain of men's national team for some years before he retired.

He unexpectedly retired on December 19, 2014, on his 31st birthday. In an interview for biathlon.com.ua he stated, that the first reason is absence of good results, and he had often been ill before the season. "At one moment I understood that I can't find any motivation to go on. Maybe, it is time to pay more attention to my family... that I couldn't afford this for a long years of my career".

Doping ban By IBU press release dated January 12, 2015, it was announced that Sednev had tested positive for recombinant EPO upon re-analysis of an out of competition sample originally taken on January 22, 2013. Sednev waved his is right for B-analysis and was subsequently banned for two years starting December 15, 2014. This effectively puts the start of his ban four days prior to his sudden retirement announcement.

Performances Level Year Event IN SP PU MS RL MRL JBWCH 2002 Ridanna, Italy 28 5 9 12 EBCH 2002 Kontiolahti, Finland DNF 4 JBWCH 2003 Kościelisko, Poland 4 30 18 7 EBCH 2003 Forni Avoltri, Italy DNF 6 8 4 JBWCH 2004 Maurienne, France 22 7 3 5 EBCH 2004 Minsk, Belarus DNS 10 8 2 BWCH 2007 Rasen-Antholz, Italy 42 EBCH 2007 Bansko, Bulgaria 25 19 BWCH 2008 Östersund, Sweden 67 BWCH 2009 Pyeongchang, South Korea 47 EBCH 2009 Ufa, Russia 3 15 2 4 OLY 2010 Vancouver, Canada 68 22 10 21 8 BWCH 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia 33 27 25 2 BWCH 2012 Ruhpolding, Germany 84 8 BWCH 2013 Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic 49 39 DNS 14 9 OLY 2014 Sochi, Russia 44 54

World Cup

Podiums Season Place Competition Rank 2007–08 Pokljuka, Slovenia Individual 3 2008–09 Hochfilzen, Austria Relay 3 2009–10 Rasen-Antholz, Italy Individual 1 2010–11 Hochfilzen, Austria Sprint 2 2010–11 Pokljuka, Slovenia Individual 3 2010–11 Pokljuka, Slovenia Mixed relay 2 2011–12 Kontiolahti, Finland Mixed relay 2

Positions Season Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass starts TOTAL 2007–08 11 69 48 43 46 2008–09 13 77 37 46 2009–10 4 28 21 29 22 2010–11 17 16 23 16 16 2011–12 48 46 61 54 2012–13 44 50 42 45 2013–14 85 85 93