Vadim Sashurin
Encyclopedia
Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin (born February 19, 1970 in the Karelian ASSR
) is a retired Belarus
ian biathlete
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Karelian ASSR
The Karelian ASSR was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, with the capital in Petrozavodsk.The Karelian ASSR was formed as a part of the Russian SFSR by the Resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of June 27, 1923 and by the Decree of...
) is a retired Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
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Career
- World Championships
- 1995 - bronze medal on the relay
- 1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay
- 1999 - gold medal on the relay
- 2001 - silver medal on the 20 km and on the relay