| Vladimir Drachev | |
| Fullname: | Vladimir Petrovich Drachev |
| Birth Date: | 1966 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Petrozavodsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Disciplines: | Biathlon |
| Club: | Dinamo |
| Wcdebut: | 10 March 1988 |
| Retired: | 26 March 2006 |
| Olympicteams: | 3 (1994, 1998, 2006) |
| Olympicmedals: | 2 |
| Olympicgolds: | 0 |
| Worldsteams: | 11 (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) |
| Worldsmedals: | 11 |
| Worldsgolds: | 4 |
| Wcseasons: | 15 (1987/88–1988/89, 1993/94–2005/06) |
| Wcwins: | 15 |
| Wcpodiums: | 31 |
| Wcoveralls: | 1 (1995–96) |
| Wctitles: | 2: 1 Individual (1995–96); 1 Sprint (1995–96) |
Vladimir Petrovich Drachev (ru|Владимир Петрович Драчёв, born 7 March 1966) is a former Soviet, Russian and Belarusian biathlete. He formerly had Russian citizenship and started for Russia until 2002. Drachev has four world championship titles in his career (two individually and two for teams). He also has two olympic relay medals for Russia (silver in 1994, and bronze in 1998). During his career he took a total of 11 World Championship medals and 15 World Cup race wins. He was also known as one of the fastest shots in the sport whilst competing.[1]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left |  1994 Lillehammer | — | 4th | Silver | |||
| align=left |  1998 Nagano | 35th | 12th | Bronze | |||
| align=left |  2006 Turin | 43rd | 61st | — | — | — |
11 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Team | Relay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left |  1994 Canmore | Silver | |||||||
| align=left | 5th | 13th | — | 8th | |||||
| align=left | 1996 Ruhpolding | Silver | Gold | Silver | Gold | ||||
| align=left |  1997 Brezno-Osrblie | 20th | 11th | 4th | 15th | 8th | |||
| align=left | 1998 Pokljuka | Gold | Bronze | ||||||
| align=left |  1999 Kontiolahti | 5th | 25th | 9th | Silver | Silver | |||
| align=left | 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen | 73rd | 18th | 25th | 12th | Gold | |||
| align=left |  2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 38th | 5th | 6th | 20th | Bronze | |||
| align=left | 2004 Oberhof | 12th | 43rd | DNS | 16th | 4th | |||
| align=left |  2005 Hochfilzen | — | 45th | DNF | — | — | — | ||
| align=left | 2006 Pokljuka | 24th |
15 victories (4 In, 8 Sp, 2 Pu, 1 MS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 1 victory (1 In) | 8 December 1994 | Bad Gastein | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1995–96 5 victories (1 In, 4 Sp) | 18 January 1996 | Brezno-Osrblie | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 20 January 1996 | Brezno-Osrblie | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 9 February 1996 | Ruhpolding | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 9 March 1996 | Pokljuka | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 16 March 1996 | Hochfilzen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1997–98 4 victories (1 In, 2 Sp, 1 Pu) | 7 March 1998 | Pokljuka | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 8 March 1998 | Pokljuka | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Championships | |
| 12 March 1998 | Hochfilzen | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 14 March 1998 | Hochfilzen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 1998–99 1 victory (1 Sp) | 8 January 1999 | Oberhof | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1999–2000 1 victory (1 MS) | 19 December 1999 | Pokljuka | 15 km mass start | Biathlon World Cup |
| 2002–03 3 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu) | 23 January 2003 | Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
| 15 February 2003 | Oslo Holmenkollen | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup | |
| 23 February 2003 |  Östersund | 12.5 km pursuit | Biathlon World Cup |
Head of Vsevolozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast since 2014. In 2016, he was elected to the State Duma representing the Yabloko party. In May 2018 Drachev was elected as President of the Russian Biathlon Union for a four-year term.