Dmitri Yaroshenko

Dmitri Yaroshenko
Yaroshenko in Östersund in 2008.
Personal information
Full nameDmitri Vladimirovich Yaroshenko
Born (1976-11-04) 4 November 1976
Makarov, RSFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDinamo
World Cup debut12 March 1999
World Championships
Teams2 (2007, 2008)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons8 (1998/99, 2002/03,
2004/05–2008/09,
2010/11)
Individual victories1
All victories6
Individual podiums10
All podiums21
Discipline titles1:
1 Pursuit (2006–07)
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's biathlon
World Championships
2008 Östersund4 × 7.5 km relay
2007 Antholz-Anterselva4 × 7.5 km relay
2008 ÖstersundMixed relay

Dmitri Vladimirovich Yaroshenko (Russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Ярошенко; born 4 November 1976) is a Russian former biathlete.

He broke through during the 2006–07 season at the age of 30, after winning a European Championship silver medal in 2004. He won one victory in the Biathlon World Cup, the Hochfilzen sprint in 2007.

However, ahead of the 2009 World Championships, it was announced that Yaroshenko had tested positive for a banned substance. Yaroshenko subsequently received a two-year ban from competition. After being unable to return to his former level and the World Cup, bar one race, after the end of the ban, Yaroshenko retired after the 2012–13 season.