Rustam Valiullin (born 24 June 1976 in

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) is a retired Belarusian biathlete.IBU Profile
/ref> He competed in the

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and

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for Belarus. His best finish is 11th, as a member of the Belarusian relay team in

and

. His best individual performance is 24th, in the 2006 sprint.Sports-Reference Profile
/ref> As of March 2013, he has won two medals at the

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, both in relays; bronze in the men's in

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and silver in the mixed in

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. His best individual performance in a World Championships is 7th, in the

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individual. As of March 2013, he has earned four

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victories, all in the men's relay. His best individual finish is from 2006/07, 5th in the individual event at

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in 2004/05. His best overall finish in the

is 32nd, in 2005/06 .

World Cup Podiums

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* * * 1976 births Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Belarusian male biathletes Living people Olympic biathletes for Belarus Sportspeople from Ulyanovsk Tatar sportspeople Biathlon World Championships medalists {{Belarus-biathlon-bio-stub