Biathlete Loginov Alexander - five-time European champion, Honored Master of Sports. In 2017, he became the bronze medalist of the World Cup.
Family, early years
Alexander Viktorovich was born on January 31, 1992. His homeland is Saratov. Already in childhood, Alexander was fond of sports (karate, skiing). From the age of 13, he was engaged in the Youth Sports School of the Olympic Reserve; his trainer was Ekaterina Khaliullina. Loginov made progress in biathlon, skiing, a year later became a candidate for master of sports.
Alexander successfully passed regional, all-Russian competitions, and then got into the national team. However, after graduating from school, he decided to graduate. For this, the young man entered the agrarian university.
Career
In 2010, the junior team, which included Loginov, participated in the World Cup. The event was held in Sweden. Alexander became the fourth and fifth in the personal race, and in the relay race was the first.
In 2011, at competitions in the Czech Republic (Nove Mesto) he took 1st place in the relay, and in third place in personal races. In 2012-2013 Loginov won first place at the World Cup (Austria, Obertilliach), 2 European Championships (Slovakia, Osrblie and Bulgaria, Bansko).
In 6 tournaments, he won half of the 18 medals. In 2013, Holmenkollen (Norway) was 5th in the sprint race, and 3rd in the pursuit.
At the Sochi Olympics, Loginov participated in the relay, where thanks to him, Russian biathletes were able to win. At the World Cup (Annecy) he was the first in the relay.
Loginov showed his best result in 2014 at the World Cup (Kontiolahti, Finland). However, then his sports career abruptly ended, in November 2014 he was suspended from training, participating in competitions. Reason: the results of a doping test in which a drug was found to be unacceptable to use. The disqualification lasted until 2016, and then Alexander returned to biathlon again.
In 2017, he became the first in the races (pursuit, individual) at the European Championship (Duszniki-Zdroj, Poland). Loginov won second place in the sprint race. Besides him, after disqualification, Old Irina returned to biathlon. Both athletes were considered the main characters of the European Championship. At the World Cup in Hochfilzen (Austria) Loginov was third in the mixed relay.
