Pavel Rostovtsev
# Pavel Rostovtsev

Pavel Aleksandrovich Rostovtsev (Russian: Павел Александрович Ростовцев; born 21 September 1971) is a Russian former biathlete.

## Life and career

Rostovtsev lives in Krasnoyarsk. He is a three times world champion in biathlon. He has competed in the World Cup since the 1995–96 season. In 2000 he became World Champion with the Russian relay team in the World Championships in Lahti. The following year he won both the sprint and the pursuit in the World Championships in Pokljuka. In the 2001–02 season he came second in the overall World Cup standings. He hasn't won a single World Cup competition since the 2001–02 season. In the 2006 Olympics in Turin he was a part of the silver medal winning Russian relay team.

In November 2006, Rostovtsev announced his retirement due to disagreements with the Russian Biathon Union.

## Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 6th | 6th | 5th | — | 4th |
| 2006 Turin | 13th | — | — | — | Silver |

    *Mass start was added as an event in 2006.

### World Championships

9 medals (3 gold, 6 silver)

| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Team | Relay | Mixed relay |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 Brezno-Osrblie | — | 29th | 16th | — | — | 8th | — |
| 1999 Kontiolahti | 7th | 51st | 35th | — | — | Silver | — |
| 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen | 14th | Silver | Silver | Silver | — | Gold | — |
| 2001 Pokljuka | 8th | Gold | Gold | 14th | — | 4th | — |
| 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen | — | — | — | 21st | — | — | — |
| 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 14th | 63rd | — | 23rd | — | Silver | — |
| 2004 Oberhof | 16th | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 Hochfilzen | 47th | — | — | — | — | Silver | — |

    *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

    **Team was removed as an event in 1998, and mass start was added in 1999 with the mixed relay being added in 2005.

### Individual victories

7 victories (2 In, 2 Sp, 3 Pu)

| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998–99 1 victory (1 In) | 16 December 1998 | Brezno-Osrblie | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2000–01 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 3 February 2001 | Pokljuka | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships |
| 2000–01 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 4 February 2001 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Championships |
| 2001–02 4 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu) | 13 December 2001 | Pokljuka | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2001–02 4 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu) | 9 January 2002 | Oberhof | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2001–02 4 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu) | 11 January 2002 | Oberhof | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2001–02 4 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 2 Pu) | 10 March 2002 | Östersund | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |

    *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
