Evgeniy Garanichev

Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Garanichev, born on 13 February 1988, is a former Russian biathlete who competed on the World Cup circuit from the 2010-11 season. He won three medals at the 2011 Winter Universiade and made his World Cup debut in Antholz, Italy, in the 2010-11 season. In 2011-12 he took his first individual World Cup podium, second in the Antholz sprint, and won his first World Cup victory in the Oslo sprint on 3 February 2012 before finishing third in the pursuit and mass start there. He competed at the 2012 World Championships, finishing ninth in the mass start and sixth in the relay, and in 2012-13 he was part of the Russian relay team that won in Oberhof and took second place in the sprint and pursuit there.