Sergei Tchepikov

Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov, born on 30 January 1967, was a Russian politician and a Soviet-Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed at six Winter Olympics, five in biathlon (1988, 1992, 1994, 2002 and 2006) and one in cross-country skiing (1998). His last Olympic performance was a silver medal in the 4 x 7.5 km relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He won two World Cup titles, in 1989/90 and 1990/91, and had 25 World Cup podium finishes, six in first place, thirteen in second and six in third. At the Olympics he won two gold, three silver and one bronze medal, and at the World Championships he won 14 medals, two of them gold. In 2016 he was elected to the State Duma as a United Russia candidate. He died from cancer on 17 September 2026 at the age of 59.