Andrejus Zadneprovskis
| Olympic medalist | ||
 Zadneprovskis (right) on the podium with his bronze medal from the 2008 Olympics. | ||
| Medal record | ||
| Men's Modern Pentathlon | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Lithuania
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Individual |
| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | Individual |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2000 Pesaro | Men's individual |
| Gold | 2004 Moscow | Men's individual |
| Gold | 2006 Guatemala City | Men's team |
| Gold | 2010 Chengdu | Men's team |
| Silver | 1999 Budapest | Men's team |
| Silver | 2001 Millfield | Men's team |
| Bronze | 1997 Sofia | Men's individual |
| Bronze | 2002 San Francisco | Men's team |
| Bronze | 2006 Guatemala City | Men's individual |
| Bronze | 2009 London | Men's team |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2001 Sofia | Men's individual |
| Gold | 2009 Leipzig | Men's team |
| Silver | 2002 Ústí nad Labem | Men's team |
| Silver | 2002 Ústí nad Labem | Men's individual |
| Bronze | 2010 Debrecen | Men's team |
Andrejus Zadneprovskis (born August 31, 1974 in Kaliningrad, Russian SFSR as Андрей Заднепровский, Andrei Zadneprovskiy) is a retired Lithuanian modern pentathlete who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece[1] as well as bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] Zadneprovskis won the Gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in the year of 2000 and 2004. He also earned the bronze medal at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships 2006 in Guatemala. In 2010 he retired from sport due to health problems.[3]
In 2009 he married to modern pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė, who won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. They have daughter who was born in 2010.[4] He also has a daughter with his ex-girlfriend.[5]
In 2012 Zadneprovskis was elected to UIPM executives.[6] In 2014 Zadneprovskis become the president of Lithuanian Padel Tennis Federation.[7]
References
- ↑ "Andrejus Zadneprovskis of Lithuania grabs silver". ESPN. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ↑ "Sacksen creates Olympic memories". The Tribune-Democrat. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ↑ http://www.mruni.eu/en/naujienos/detail.php?el=96251§ion=2280&year=2010&month=12
- ↑ "Pentathlete Laura Asadauskaitė – Lithuania's golden sportswoman". 15 minučių. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ http://pramogos.delfi.lt/people/mazakalbi-azadneprovski-pavaduoja-artimieji.d?id=18448323
- ↑ Zadneprovskis išrinktas į Tarptautinės šiuolaikinės penkiakovės federacijos Vykdomąjį komitetą
- ↑ Š. Marčiulionis iš Ispanijos parsivežė egzotišką sporto šaką, su A. Zadneprovskiu įkūrė federaciją