Biography
Vladimir Drachev is a biathlonist athlete who has become the world champion 4 times. At the passable distance, the man was distinguished by high speed and desire for victory. After the completion of the career, Drachev trains Belarusian athletes, and also leads social and political activities.
Vladimir Drachev is a native of Petrozavodsk. He was born on March 7, 1966. As a child, the boy spent a lot of time on the Mother Motherland, on the island in the Kizhi Reserve. Little village presented the first impressions of the world around. Here, Volodya was addicted to fishing and other simple hobbies of Soviet children.
Skis became an important tool in the boy's life. He was interested in the success of Nikolai Zimynyov and Alexander Zavyalova, hoping to repeat the triumph of the idols. Once in the national team with the famous athletes, Vladimir Drachev embodied the dream of childhood.
The first educational sports institution for him was a children-youth school. Biathlon at the professional level, the guy began since 1980. Higher education athlete received at the Military Institute of Physical Culture, which graduated in 1987.
The first biathlete reward was silver at the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer. Successful debut in the sprint couple with an efficient relay helped a young man to get into the national team. His speeches were not perfect: there were misses and roughness, but in the speed Drachev was not equal.
Biathlon
Vladimir Drachev sports biography attracted the attention of experts and public in 1996 at competitions in the city of Rupolding. Already known in the professional world Drachev turned out to be among the favorites of the contest. He won the gold medal for a sprint and a similar reward for the passage of the relay, and then took the 2nd place in the personal and command race on the global biathlon championship.
Sports season 1995/1996 brought a man the status of a winner in the World Cup. Drachev turned out to be the second athlete after Sergey Chepikov, who managed to conquer this vertex. For 2018, no biathlonist repeated the achievement of predecessors.
In 1998, Vladimir Drachev again brought the Olympic medal. In the piggy bank of the athlete was added bronze for the relay in Nagano. A personal medal could get into it, but the weather conditions have played a cruel joke with athletes, and the results of the sprint were canceled. In the next speech, the upset skier was not in shape.
Vladimir spoke in the Slovenian town of Pokluk on the persecution races made to the Olympiad program in 2002. The main reward went to the Russian biathlete. Until 2004, the Collection of Drachev was replenished with another 3 awards from the World Cup, including gold.
When preparing for the next Olympics in Salt Lake City, Vladimir Drachev received a refusal to the Russian national team and the biathlon federation, therefore did not represent the interests of the country at the international competition. In an interview, the athlete said that the openness and the presence of his own opinion did not fall to taste. The biathlete performed in support of the coach Anatoly Hventseva. In a difficult moment, he turned out to be a support for a person who brought the national team not one medal and the growing talented athletes.
Drachev left the national team and received offers from Belarus. In the team, he was accepted warm and welcoming, and a friendly situation had a good results to achieve good results. In 2003, the biathlonist won a bronze medal at the World Championships and at the World Cup became the second person, crossed the finish line, giving only to Ule Einar Bjorndane.
In 2006, Vladimir Drachev left a great sport. Behind his shoulders were 25 victories at the World Cup stages and prizes received on 17 competitions. Continuing to live biathlon, the athlete began to train the Youth national team of Belarus and give advice from the Russian team. After some time, cooperation with the domestic team Drachev stopped. The fault of this was waving with the head coach.
Politics
Athletes, swaying with profile activities, find an interesting occupation in other areas. Vladimir Dracheva interested political arena.
In 2013, the Governor of the Leningrad region Alexander Drozdenko recommended a former athlete as deputy head of the administration of the Vsevolozhsky district. Thanks to such a protection, Drachev managed to show himself, and a year later, he was already in the status of the head of administration. Since 2016, Vladimir Petrovich has been a deputy of the State Duma.
The election contributed to the education obtained in the Russian Academy of National Economy and Civil Service under the President of the Russian Federation.
2018 brought a former athlete appointment for the presidency of the Union of Biathletes of Russia. Now he is a member of the United Russia faction and is part of the Ecology Committee and Environmental Protection.
Personal life
Vladimir Drachev was married twice. The first wife athlete called Svetlana. She gave birth to Son Ilya biathlonist. The marriage collapsed, but the father supports communication with his son and even his coach. Now Ilya is a successful businessman.
The second wife of Vladimir became Tatyana Drachev. In their family, 5 children: 2 sons and 3 daughters who make up the main happiness of the personal life of a man. For some time, Dracheva lived in St. Petersburg, and then, as career develops the head of the family, moved to Moscow. Here in 2018 the youngest daughter Veronica was born.
Vladimir Dracywa has a personal account in the Instagram network. In it, the deputy shares a photo with family, pictures with young athletes and images from business trips, from competitions and business meetings.
Vladimir Drachev now
The political career of Vladimir Drachev develops successfully, but a man does not forget about the hobby of biathlon. In the media, its sharp comments and statements regarding what is happening in this area often appear.
In the spring of 2018, becoming president of the Union of Biathlonists, Drachev got the opportunity to change a lot. The purpose of the former champion is to hold the Russian national team in the top three Cup Leaders of Nations.
Also, Vladimir Drachev pays great attention to the development of biathlon in the regions. In 2019, he began the organization of specialized educational institutions, attracting the interest of young people to this sport.
Vladimir Drachev's height is 168 cm.
Achievements and awards
- Silver winner of the 1994 Olympic Games in the relay.
- Bronze medalist of the 1998 Olympic Games in the relay.
- Four-time world champion (1996 - Sprint and relay, 1998 - Race of persecution, 2000 - relay).
- Five-time silver winner of the World Championships (1994, 1996 - Command Racing, 1996 - Individual Race, 1999 - Mass Start and relay).
- Two-time bronze medalist of the World Championships (1998 - Command Race, 2003 - Relay).
- World Cup winner 1995/1996.
- Silver winner of the 2002/2003 World Cup.
- World Cup Stages: 15 victories, 10 seconds and 7 third places.