Vladimir Iliev Iliev (; born 17 March 1987) is a Bulgarian biathlete.IBU Profile
Career He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Bulgaria. His best performance was 16th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 79th, in the individual and 83rd in the sprint.Sports-Reference Profile
Iliev participated and competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics. His best performance was 15th, as part of the Bulgarian relay team. His best individual performance was 38th, in the individual and 59rd in the sprint and 54th in the pursuit.
He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 54th in the sprint, 46th in the pursuit, 19th in the individual and was part of the lapped relay.
As of February 2018, his best performance at the Biathlon World Championships, is 6th in the pursuit in 2015, his best Biathlon World Cup finish is 5th, in the sprint at Nové Město na Moravě in 2016/17, while his best overall finish in the Biathlon World Cup is 25th, in 2014/15.
On 13 March 2019, Iliev won silver in the 20km individual at the 2019 Biathlon World Championships in Östersund, Sweden – Bulgaria's best ever individual result in men's biathlon.
Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games 0 medals EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2010 Vancouver 79th 83rd — — 16th — 2014 Sochi 38th 59th 54th — 15th — 2018 Pyeongchang 19th 54th 46th — LAP 17th 2022 Beijing 61st 31st 25th — LAP (19th) 11th 2026 Milano-Cortina 75th 70th — — 12th 16th:*The mixed relay was added as an event in 2014.
World Championships 1 medal (1 silver) EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay 2007 Antholz 63rd 86th — — 18th 18th rowspan="9" 2008 Östersund — 96th — — 20th — 2009 Pyeongchang 32nd 84th — — 14th — 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 59th 68th — — 16th — 2012 Ruhpolding 16th 57th DNS — 17th — 2013 Nové Město DNF 42nd 39th — 9th — 2015 Kontiolahti 27th 8th 6th 25th 16th 18th 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen 21st 10th 24th 21st 13th 16th 2017 Hochfilzen 24th 13th 18th 20th 9th 17th 2019 Östersund Silver 38th 37th 29th 9th 21st — 2020 Antholz 54th 58th 44th – 11th 24th — 2021 Pokljuka 12th 56th 37th – 16th 15th 19th 2023 Oberhof 28th 20th 16th 29th – 17th – 2024 Nové Město na Moravě54thDNS–––22nd– 2025 Lenzerheide 56th 25th 54th — 15th 15th — *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **The mixed relay was added as an event in 2005. ***The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.
References
External links
Vladimir Iliev at Milano Cortina 2026