Kirill Malzew lives in Khabarovsk . His older sister Ksenija Malzewa was also a successful archery biathlete. He won the sprint and Russian relay titles at the junior races of the World Archery Championships in 2004 in Pokljuka and only had to admit defeat to his compatriot Peter Salew in pursuit and in the mass start race. At the last World Championships held in 2007 , he successfully competed with the men and won the silver medal in the sprint behind Takuya Yamada . A year later he was even more successful at the last international championships held in the sport, the 2008 European Archery Championships in Moscow , and won the mass start race ahead of Pavel Borodin and Vladimir Evtjukov . In sprint and pursuit, he was fifth and sixth in Russian six-fold victories. He is a seven-time Russian champion.
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