Alexander Bessmertnykh (skier)

Alexander Bessmertnykh
Bessmertnykh in February, 2019
Country Russia
Full nameAlexander Andreyevich Bessmertnykh
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986
Beryozovsky, Kemerovo Oblast, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup career
Seasons12 – (2009, 20112020, 2022)
Indiv. starts141
Indiv. podiums6
Indiv. wins0
Team starts8
Team podiums3
Team wins2
Overall titles0 – (15th in 2017)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
2017 Lahti4 × 10 km relay
2019 Seefeld15 km classical
2019 Seefeld4 × 10 km relay
U23 World Championships
2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand30 km skiathlon
2009 Praz de Lys-Sommand15 km freestyle
Updated on 23 March 2022.

Alexander Andreyevich Bessmertnykh (Russian: Александр Андреевич Бессмертных, born 15 September 1986) is a Russian cross-country skier. In December 2017, he was one of eleven Russian athletes who were banned for life from the Olympics by the International Olympic Committee, as a result of doping offences at the 2014 Winter Olympics.