Andrejs Rastorgujevs (born 27 May 1988) is a Latvian
biathlete.
In 2021, Rastorgujevs was disqualified for 18 months due to doping rules violations.
Career
Andrejs Rastorgujevs is a biathlete from Latvia. In the first event of
2009–10 Biathlon World Cup
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in
Östersund he participated in 10 km sprint, where he finished 47th, but later on he was disqualified for finishing in the wrong lane.
2012-13 Biathlon World Cup
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was the breakthrough season for Rastorgujevs, finishing the season 36th overall. Next year he finished the season 16th overall, while earning four Top 6 finishes.
After finishing fourth four times during his career, during the last race of
2016-17 Biathlon World Cup he finally won his first podium, finishing second at the 15 km mass start in
Oslo.
Rastorgujevs took part also at the
2010 Winter Olympics
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, where he finished 50th at the
sprint
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and 58th at the
pursuit.
Career results
Olympics
World Championships
World Cup
:''*Key:Points—won World Cup points; Position—World Cup season ranking.''
European Championships
World Cup record
Finish in the Top 6
Shooting
References
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1988 births
Living people
People from Alūksne
Latvian male biathletes
Olympic biathletes of Latvia
Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Latvian Academy of Sport Education alumni
Latvian sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in biathlon