The Russian biathlete came to the sport at a young age. Having become a multiple champion of Europe and Russia thanks to his perseverance, talent and enviable zeal, Alexey Volkov continues to delight fans with his high results. The biography of this young man is full of sporting achievements.

Carier start

Alexey was born on April 5, 1988 in the city of Raduzhny, Tyumen region.

He became interested in cross-country skiing early on, which he successfully practiced under the constant supervision of coach Andrei Kolisnechenko.

Over time, Aleksey Anatolyevich Volkov, together with his younger brother, began attending a biathlon school. Volkov worked with Ivan Zelenin and Petr Dubasov for two years before joining the junior team in 2009. And it became a real find of the Russian Championship, which took place in the Tyumen region in April 2009.

In December 2009, Alexey Volkov, a biathlete, participated in the World Cup in Sweden for the first time. But he didn’t show a very good result (he was 74th).

At the 2009 Junior World Championships in Canada, Alexey received a silver medal for participating in the individual race.

In 2009, being essentially a novice athlete, he had a fairly impressive number of medals. In addition, Alexey was awarded a large prize awarded by the governor of the Tyumen region. Volkov Alexey Anatolyevich received a new car.

To new heights

The Russian athlete strived for victory. The ambitious young biathlete took his first place at the European Junior Championships in Ufa. The second gold medal was not long in coming.

The very next year, at the 2010 European Championships in Estonia, Aleksey Anatolyevich Volkov took medals in all four disciplines: first place in the pursuit, second place in the sprint and relay, and third place in the individual race.

In February 2011, Alexey competed in the European Open and won silver and gold in the sprint and pursuit respectively.

The young athlete's career was rapidly growing. And already on December 18, 2011, Volkov took part in the race for the first time as part of a mixed team and won the competition. A year later, he made his debut as part of the men's relay.

But the life of a successful biathlete does not consist only of training and camps. Aleksey Anatolyevich Volkov graduates from Southern State University with a degree in physical education and sports. When not competing, Alexey likes to get acquainted with the architecture of other cities and visit historical places. For psychological relief, he often listens to music. Prefers Russian rap and hip-hop.

Of course, big sport is daily hard work, overcoming oneself, testing one’s personality for strength. We hope that the young biathlete Aleksey Anatolyevich Volkov will continue to bring new medals to the Russian team and conquer the steep peaks of the sport.

Russian biathlete Alexey Volkov joked about the fact that the team wins medals in the main competitions when he runs the race.

“Sometimes the guys joke that as soon as I come to the relay, we either get prizes or win. So today I decided to make a joke.

After the finish, Anton shouted: “I am your mascot, you should take me to the Olympics in Korea.” Seriously though, the team is probably less nervous when I run the first stage. You can rarely expect serious mistakes from me,” Volkov said.

Alexey Volkov is truly the luckiest relay runner; he is at the first stage - a necessary condition for victory at the main start of the season. Judge for yourself:

2011, World Cup - did not participate, silver;
2012, World Cup - did not participate, 6th place;
2013, World Cup - did not participate, 4th place;
2014, Olympic Games – first stage, gold;
2015, World Cup - second stage, 4th place;
2016, World Cup - did not participate, 6th place;
2017, World Cup - first stage, gold.

You know Nefartov very well. Evgeny Garanichev, taking into account the Olympic mixed doubles, entered penalty loops in five (!) relay races in a row at the main starts. When Evgeniy was not in the lineup, the team took gold.