In 1996 he made several appearances in the Biathlon World Cup . In his first race, an individual in Osrblie , he was 87. He finished the following sprint race as well as his last race, again a sprint in Hochfilzen , as 42nd and thus with his best result in the highest racing series in international biathlon. He achieved his greatest success at the Biathlon European Championships in Minsk in 1998 , when he won the bronze medal behind the representations of Germany and Norway as the final runner with Igor Pesterew , Alexander Iwanowski and Iwan Pesterew as the final runner with the relay of Belarus.
Placements in the biathlon world cup
The table shows all placements (depending on the year, including the Olympic Games and World Championships).
1st - 3rd Place: Number of podium placements
Top 10: Number of placements in the top ten (including podium)
Points ranks: Number of placements within the point ranks (including podium and top 10)
Starts: Number of races run in the respective discipline