Biography
Sergei Chepikov marked with confident victories at international biathlon tournaments, repeatedly became the owner of the Olympic medals. But even after the completion of the competitive career, he continued to contribute to the development of sports, because he dedicated himself to state activities.Childhood and youth
Sergey Chepikov was born on January 30, 1967 in the village of Chorus. When the Father graduated from the university, he was sent to the Altai Territory for the distribution, where the early years of celebrity biography were held.
Seryozha from childhood was fond of sports, he managed to try their strength in volleyball and basketball, but eventually gave preference to hockey and biathlon. Interest in the latter arose from the boy thanks to grandfather, who worked in a dash and let the grandson shoot.
Soon, the coach Ivan Chumichev turned his attention to the athlete, who finally lasted it from the hockey section into a biathlon. The mentor did not lose, because Sergey managed to prove himself in his youth. In 1985, he entered the USSR national team, and 2 years later became the owner of three gold medals at the World Junior Championships in Finland.
Biathlon
The Olympic debut athlete took place at 21. In competitions in the Canadian Calgary, celebrities managed to take the 1st place in the relay and the 3rd - in the sprint. In the future, he replenished the piggy bank of the achievements of the award-winning championships and cups of the world.The second appearance at the Olympic Games was again for biathlete triumphal. He went to French Albertville as a member of the Joint Team and won the silver in the relay. Victory inspired Sergey, who continued to work hard devoting all his free time.
At the Olympics in the Norwegian Lillehammer in 1994 he went as a captain of the Russian team. That year Chepikov was the most assembled, because he understood that another opportunity to conquer medal in an individual race could not be. But he did not let the fans and received gold in the sprint, as well as silver in the relay.
Soon after, in the life of Sergey, a crisis moment happened: he was nowhere to grow, and he decided to move from biathlon to ski races. The surroundings were shocked by the decision of the Olympic champion, but he remained adamant. It was not possible to achieve outstanding results in this sport of the celebrity sports. He marked the 4th place on the results of the relay at the Olympic Games Nagano, after which I decided to complete my career at all.
For some time, Chepikov earned the fact that he tested skis. He did not plan to return to the biathlon, but Alexander Tikhonov intervened in fate, who publicly stated that Sergey would replenish the ranks of the Russian national team.
Restore the former sports form of celebrities managed not immediately. According to the champion, he even offered to try doping, but he did not want to shut an honest name and refused. The biathlonist accounted accurately approached training and eventually managed to win silver in the relay on the Olympic Games in Turin. It was his last appearance at the tournament such a high level, in 2007 Chepikov declared the final completion of competitive activities.
After completing the career
At first, the former biathlete planned to devote himself to coaching work, but then led to politics. According to Sergey Vladimirovich, he realized that this would be able to make a more significant contribution to the development of sports.
In 2008, he was elected to the regional Duma of the Sverdlovsk region as a nominal party "United Russia", and after 3 years later, he became a deputy of the legislative assembly of this region. The statesman invoking voters openness and readiness for dialogue. He published a mobile phone number for which everyone could contact him who need help.
Chepikov participated in the implementation of projects aimed at popularizing a healthy lifestyle among the population of the region. Ice arenas were built, physical well-health complexes and roller trails for lovers and professionals. In addition, the official of the official solved issues related to the gasification and construction of roads. The work of celebrities was not ignored, and in 2016 he became a deputy of the State Duma.
In parallel with this, Sergey Vladimirovich performed the duties of the consultant coach of the Russian biathlon team and remained an expert in sports. In 2018, he was appointed vice president of the Union of Biathlete of Russia in Vladimir Drachev.
Personal life
In his youth, the official was married to biathlete Elena Melnikova. Choir gave him the Son of Prokhor, but the marriage ended in divorce. His second spouse, too, Elena, Chepikov met in Philharmonic. The woman was far from sports and did not even guess that the famous biathlete was in front of her.After the wedding, the wife became the custodian of the hearth that took care of the house and children. She presented the Olympic champion of five heirs - daughters Elizabeth, Daria and Arina, as well as the sons of Miroslav and Plato. Although in the past, the athlete did not plan a big family, he gained happiness in his personal life.
Of all the children of celebrities, the desire to go in the footsteps of the Father first expressed the average daughter of Daria, which began to attend the biathlon section. Prokhor in childhood was engaged in football, but was forced to leave sports due to health problems. Lisa chose a rhythmic gymnastics for himself, and Arina from an early age demonstrated interest in creativity.
Sergey Chepikov now
In February 2021, the deputy participated in the All-Russian Mass Race of the "Ski". He overcame the distance in 2023 m, the length of the track was not chosen by chance: this is a year in which Yekaterinburg will be 300 years old.
Shortly before that Chepikov commented on the results of Russian athletes at the World Cup. He allocated Edward Latipova and Alexander Loginova and called on biathletes not to be upset due to the lack of medals in the sprint.
Now the former athlete continues to engage in state activities. He leads a page in "Instagram", where publishes the photo and reports news.
Achievements
- 1988 - Winner of the Olympic Games in the relay
- 1988 - Bronze Prize winner of the Olympic Games in Sprint
- 1989 - Winner of the World Championship in the Command Race
- 1990 - Silver winner of the world championship in the individual race
- 1990 - Bronze medalist of the world championship in the sprint
- 1991 - Bronze medalist of the World Championship in the Command Race
- 1991, 1993, 2003, 2005 - Silver winner of the world championship in the relay
- 1992, 1994, 2006 - Silver winner of the Olympic Games in the relay
- 1993 - Bronze medalist of the world championship in the individual race
- 1993 - Silver winner of the World Championships in the Command Race
- 1994 - Winner of the Olympic Games in Sprint
- 2005 - Silver winner of the World Championship in the Pursuit Racing
- 2005 - Silver winner of the world championship in a mixed relay
- 2006 - Winner of the World Championship in the mixed relay