Ihar Pesterew played sporadically between 1996 and 1998 in the biathlon world cup . He contested his first race at an individual in Osrblie , where he was 70th. In Pokljuka he achieved his best World Cup result with a 37th place in the 1998 sprint. Pesterew celebrated his greatest success at the 1998 European Biathlon Championships in Minsk . In the title fights in his home country he was with Alexander Iwanowski , Iwan Pesterew and Dimitri Schichow with the relay, in which he was used as a starting runner, the bronze medal behind the representations from Germany and Norway.
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