Semion Elistratov

Semion Elistratov

Personal information
Born	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 Ufa, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	132 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Speed skating
World Cup wins	6
Achievements and titles
World finals	2
Highest world ranking	4 (1500m)
Medal record Men's short track speed skating Representing Russia Olympic Games 2014 Sochi 5000 m relay World Championships 2015 Moscow 1500 m 2013 Debrecen 5000 m relay European Championships 2013 Malmö 5000m relay 2014 Dresden 1500m 2014 Dresden 5000m relay 2015 Dordrecht 5000m relay 2016 Sochi 1000m 2016 Sochi 1500m 2016 Sochi Overall 2012 Mladá Boleslav 1500m 2012 Mladá Boleslav 3000m 2012 Mladá Boleslav 5000m relay 2014 Dresden Overall 2014 Dresden 1000m 2015 Dordrecht 1500m 2016 Sochi 500m 2013 Malmö 1000m 2013 Malmö 3000m 2015 Dordrecht 500m 2015 Dordrecht 1000m 2015 Dordrecht 3000m 2015 Dordrecht Overall

Semion Andreyevich Elistratov (Template:Lang-ru; born 3 May 1990) is a Russian short-track speed-skater.

Career

Elistratov at the 2015 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

Elistratov competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Russia. In the 500 metres and 1000 metres, he placed third in his round one heat, failing to advance, and in the 1500 metres, he placed fourth, also failing to advance. In all three events he ended up 24th overall.

As of 2013, Elistratov's best performance at the World Championships came in 2015, when he won a gold medal in 1500 m individual race. Elistratov won gold medals as a member of the Russian relay team at the 2013 and 2014 European Championships, and was runner-up in the overall competition at the 2014 European Championships as well.

As of 2013, Elistratov has two ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup victories, as part of the relay team in 2012–13 at Sochi, and in the 500 metres at Changchun in 2010–11. He also has nine other podium finishes at World Cup events, three as an individual and six in relay races. His top World Cup ranking is 4th, in the 1500 metres in 2012–13.

World Cup Podiums

Date	Season	Location	Rank	Event
5 December 2010	2010–11	Changchun		500m
30 October 2011	2011–12	Saguenay		5000m Relay
4 December 2011	2011–12	Nagoya		5000m Relay
11 February 2012	2011–12	Dordrecht		1500m
21 October 2012	2012–13	Calgary		5000m Relay
27 October 2012	2012–13	Montreal		1500m
3 February 2013	2012–13	Sochi		5000m Relay
3 February 2013	2012–13	Sochi		1000m
10 February 2013	2012–13	Sochi		5000m Relay
10 November 2013	2013–14	Torino		5000m Relay
17 November 2013	2013–14	Kolomna		5000m Relay
9 November 2014	2014–15	Salt Lake City		1000m
9 November 2014	2014–15	Salt Lake City		5000m Relay
16 November 2014	2014–15	Montreal		1000m
7 February 2015	2014–15	Dresden		1000m
8 February 2015	2014–15	Dresden		1500m
14 February 2015	2014–15	Erzurum		1000m