31 Facts About Evgeny Ustyugov

Evgeny Romanovich Ustyugov is a Russian former biathlete.

Evgeny Ustyugov started his career in junior tournaments in 2005, before going professional three years later in the European Championships.

Evgeny Ustyugov was born in Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union, on 4 June 1985, to an athletic family; his mother Olga Rudolfovna and father Roman Valeryevich were professional cross-country skier.

Evgeny Ustyugov did not participate on club sports as they were too distant from home.

Evgeny Ustyugov discovered biathlon in the 1997 event "Pionerskaya Pravda".

Evgeny Ustyugov's family agreed upon Ustygov's wish to become a professional biathlete; his first coach was Viktor Ermakov.

Evgeny Ustyugov competed his first junior championship in Kontiolahti, Finland, in 2005, reaching 12th place in the individual and 42nd and 36th in the sprint and pursuit competitions, respectively.

At the European Championships in Langdorf-Arbersee Evgeny Ustyugov won the relay competition.

Evgeny Ustyugov was second, with two misses and +0:39 time difference between himself and the winner, Andrey Dubasov.

At the first stage of the new season, Evgeny Ustyugov participated in all events at the European Championships in Geilo, Norway.

At the second sprint event, Evgeny Ustyugov was 36th, producing four misses and being 2 minutes behind the winner, the German Daniel Graf.

Evgeny Ustyugov won the sprint competition, without making any misses.

Evgeny Ustyugov left out the pursuit competition as he was on the way to the "Izhevsk Rifle".

Thanks to the good results in this season, Evgeny Ustyugov could compete at the Biathlon World Championships and the next World Championships.

Evgeny Ustyugov only got to know it about one hour before the start.

At the ninth and last stage in Khanty-Mansisk, Evgeny Ustyugov started as sixth, missed tree targets, and finished seventh at the pursuit event.

At the 2009 Russian Championships, Evgeny Ustyugov participated at three from five races.

Evgeny Ustyugov was sixth at the sprint, eleventh at the pursuit, and ninth at the relay competition, in the latter as a part with the Krasnoyarsk Krai team.

At the European Championships in Ufa, Russia, Evgeny Ustyugov participated at the sprint and pursuit events.

In pursuit, Evgeny Ustyugov finished 11th with four misses, 1 minute and 32 behind the German winner Daniel Bohm.

On 11 December 2009, Evgeny Ustyugov was third in the sprint event in Hochfilzen.

Evgeny Ustyugov became the first Russian since 1996 to win the mass start event on 21 February.

Evgeny Ustyugov was seventh in the individual competition in Ruhpolding, around 1 minute ahead winner Emil Svendsen.

At the Biathlon World Championships 2011 in Khanty-Mansisk, Evgeny Ustyugov won two silver medals; first in relay with Anton Shipulin, Maxim Maximov, and Ivan Tcherezov, second in mass start, losing there to Emil Svendsen.

Evgeny Ustyugov got an invitation for the fun event, the World Team Challenge, which was reschuled in March 2011 because the stadium's roof collapsed in December 2010.

On 10 June 2011, Evgeny Ustyugov was made honorary citizen of Krasnoyarsk, becoming the youngest person in the city's history to receive this honour.

Evgeny Ustyugov was third at the sprint event in Oberhof, Germany, on 7 January 2012, shooting down all targets.

Evgeny Ustyugov intended to enrol to the Physical Faculty for Culture at the Pedagogical Institute, but his grades hindered enrolment.

Evgeny Ustyugov then sent his documents to the Divnogorsk Olympic Reserve School.

On 28 August 2009, Evgeny Ustyugov married professional biathlete Alexandra Bondarenko.

Evgeny Ustyugov gave birth to Veronika Ustyugova on 20 September 2010.