Vladimir Iliev
Vladimir Iliew (also Vladimir Iliev wrote, Bulgarian Владимир Илиев; born March 17, 1987 in Troian ) is a Bulgarian biathlete.
Vladimir Iliew lives in Troian and trained in Lovech. The PE teacher, who competes for Ajaks Troian is coached by Tzochev. Biathlon operates Iliew since 1997, since 2004 he is part of the national team of Bulgaria. Since 2004, he also competes in the Junior European Cup, placed at first but rarely among the best 30, 2005, he first participated in a Junior World Championship. In Kontiolahti He made it appealing as the 25th in the sprint, 21, of persecution and tenth with the Bulgarian season. In the subsequent season reached Iliew multiple placements in the top 20 in the European Cup for Juniors. The Junior World Championship 2006 in Presque Isle brought in the sprint and pursuit re places to rank 20th with the season he could be seventh. In 2007 in Martell and 2008 in Ruhpolding the Bulgarian could maintain this level in about. Positive law ran the Junior European Championships in 2007 in Bansko. Iliew was at home in eleventh in singles, 19 in the sprint, eighth in the pursuit and fifth in the relay. A year later he was tenth in the single in Nove Mesto na Moravě again. Particularly successful was the Bulgarian at the Summer Biathlon Junior World Championships 2007 Otepaeae. In the sprint of the roller ski competitions, he won the bronze medal behind Krassimir Anew and Dimitri Blinov and was fifth in the persecution. In the European Cup he could increase with time more and more, in 2007 he won in Bansko even a sprint race.
His debut in the A-Class was Iliew than 105 on the first single of the Biathlon World Cup 2006/07 season in Ostersund. First major event in the seniors were the Biathlon World Championships 2007 in Antholz, where Iliew 86th in the sprint and 63 of the Single Page was. The placement of the individual is his best World Cup result to date. With the season he was 18, a year later Iliew ran in Östersund on the seats 96 in singles and 20 in the relay. Victories, he was both the sprint and pursuit of the junior and senior competitions at the Open Balkan Championship in Biathlon, 2008 in Baile Harghita. Since the 2008/ 09 season, he performs regularly at the World Cup. In the Biathlon World Championships 2009 Iliew could first reach the points of a World Cup race: Single Pyeongchang he was 32 Iliew participated in the Olympic Winter Games in 2010 and arrived as the best result of 16th place with the Bulgarian men 's relay. In Biathlon-Weltcup-2012/13 he reached the sprint race Pokljuka sixth place his first top- ten finish, while his best ever World Cup result.
Biathlon World Cup rankings
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