Aleksei Pushkarev

Aleksei Sergeyevich Pushkarev (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Пушкарёв; born 4 November 1986), also known as Aleksey Pushkaryov, is a Russian bobsledder.[1]

Aleksei Pushkarev
Pushkarev at IBSF World Cup in 2017
Personal information
Full nameAleksei Sergeyevich Pushkarev
NationalityRussian
Born (1986-11-04) 4 November 1986
Staronizhestebliyevskaya, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
Sport Bobsleigh

Career

Pushkarev competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He teamed with driver Alexander Kasjanov, Maxim Belugin and Ilvir Huzin as the Russia-2 bobsledding team in the four-man event, finishing fourth, missing out on the bronze medal position by three-hundredths of a second.[2][3]

As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 11th, coming in the four-man event in 2013.[1]

Pushkarev made his World Cup debut in December 2012. As of April 2014, he has two World Cup podium finishes, a pair of bronze medals in 2013-14.[1]

On 29 November 2017, he was disqualified for doping.[4]

World Cup Podiums

[1]

Season Date Location Teammates Discipline Place
2013–147 December 2013United States Park City, United StatesAlexander Kasjanov
Philipp Egorov
Maxim Belugin		Four-man3rd
4 January 2014Germany Winterberg, GermanyAlexander Zubkov
Alexey Negodaylo
Dmitry Trunenkov		Four-man3rd
2014–1513 December 2014United States Lake Placid, United StatesAlexander Kasjanov
Maxim Mokrousov
Ilvir Huzin		Four-man2nd
1 February 2015Austria La Plagne, FranceAlexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Huzin
Aleksey Zaytsev		Four-man2nd
15 February 2015Russia Sochi, RussiaAlexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Huzin
Aleksey Zaytsev		Four-man2nd
2015–169 January 2016United States Lake Placid, United StatesAlexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Huzin
Aleksey Zaytsev		Four-man2nd
16 January 2016United States Park City, United StatesAlexander Kasjanov
Ilvir Huzin
Aleksey Zaytsev		Four-man1st
23 January 2016Canada Whistler, CanadaAlexander KasjanovTwo-man3rd
24 January 2016Canada Whistler, CanadaAlexander KasjanovTwo-man3rd
2016–174 December 2016Canada Whistler, CanadaAlexander Kasjanov
Aleksey Zaytsev
Maxim Belugin		Four-man1st
1 January 2017Germany Altenberg, GermanyAlexander KasjanovTwo-man2nd

References
  1. "Aleksei Pushkarev". IBSF.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksey Pushkaryov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. "Aleksei Pushkarev". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
  4. "IOC sanctions three Russian athletes as part of Oswald Commission findings - Olympic News". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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