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10 Facts About Dmitri Yaroshenko

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Dmitri Vladimirovich Yaroshenko is a Russian former biathlete.

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Dmitri Yaroshenko won one victory in the Biathlon World Cup, the Hochfilzen sprint in 2007.

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However, ahead of the 2009 World Championships, it was announced that Yaroshenko had tested positive for a banned substance.

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Dmitri Yaroshenko won an individual European Cup race in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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Dmitri Yaroshenko got one start in the World Cup before the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 24th and as the sixth-best Russian in a sprint in Oberhof.

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In total, Dmitri Yaroshenko appeared in eight World Cup races that season, with a best place of 13th in Holmenkollen, and with an overall place of 61st.

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Dmitri Yaroshenko finished as runner-up in two more races before the Christmas break, and was second in the overall World Cup after two weeks of competition.

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Also, Dmitri Yaroshenko had been part of the Russian relay team all season, and after three races they led the relay Cup by eleven points.

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Dmitri Yaroshenko returned in 2010, but he could never repeat his former success.

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On 31 March 2013 Dmitri Yaroshenko had his last start.