Vladimir Iliev

Vladimir Iliev

Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	(1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 Troyan, Bulgaria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
World Cup debut	2006
Olympic Games
Teams	3 (2010–2018)
Medals	0
World Championships
Teams	10 (2007–2019)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
Medal record Representing Bulgaria World Championships 2019 Östersund 20 km individual European Championships 2017 Duszniki-Zdrój 10 km sprint 2016 Tyumen 15 km mass start 2015 Otepää 20 km individual Universiade 2011 Erzurum Mixed relay Summer World Championships 2011 Nové Město 10 km sprint World Military Games 2017 Sochi 10 km sprint Junior Summer World Championships 2007 Otepää 10 km sprint
Updated on 12 March 2019

Vladimir Iliev (Bulgarian: Владимир Илиев); born 17 March 1987) is a Bulgarian biathlete.

Career

He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Bulgaria. His best performance was 16th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 79th, in the individual and 83rd in the sprint.

Iliev participated competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. His best performance was 15th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 38th, in the individual and 59rd in the sprint and 54th in the pursuit.

He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 54th in the sprint, 46th in the pursuit, 19th in the individual and was part of the lapped relay.

As of February 2018, his best performance at the Biathlon World Championships, is 6th in the pursuit in 2015, his best Biathlon World Cup finish is 5th, in the sprint at Nové Město na Moravě in 2016/17, while his best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 25th, in 2014/15.

On 13 March 2019, Iliev won silver in the 20km individual at the 2019 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, Sweden – Bulgaria's best ever individual result in men's biathlon.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay
2010 Vancouver	79th	83rd	—	—	16th	—
2014 Sochi	38th	59th	54th	—	15th	—
2018 Pyeongchang	19th	54th	46th	—

*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.

World Championships

1 medal (1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Mass start	Relay	Mixed relay	Single mixed relay
2007 Antholz	63rd	86th	—	—	18th	18th	—
2008 Östersund	—	96th	—	—	20th	—
2009 Pyeongchang	32nd	84th	—	—	14th	—
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk	59th	68th	—	—	16th	—
2012 Ruhpolding	16th	57th	dns	—	17th	—
2013 Nové Město	dnf	42nd	39th	—	9th	—
2015 Kontiolahti	27th	8th	6th	25th	16th	18th
2016 Oslo Holmenkollen	21st	10th	24th	21st	13th	16th
2017 Hochfilzen	24th	13th	18th	20th	9th	17th
2019 Östersund	Silver	38th	37th	29th	9th	21st	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

**The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005.

***The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

External links

• Vladimir Iliev at IBU BiathlonWorld.com
• Vladimir Iliev at IBU BiathlonResults.com
• Vladimir Iliev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)