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| Full name | Alexandr Yuryevich Zubkov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1974-08-10)10 August 1974 (age 51) Bratsk,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh (pilot) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandr Yuryevich Zubkov (Russian:Александр Юрьевич Зубков; born 10 August 1974) is a Russian retiredbobsledder who has competed since 1999. Competing in fourWinter Olympics, he won two medals with a silver in2006 (four-man) and a bronze in2010 (two-man).[1] On 24 November 2017, he was found guilty of doping offences and stripped of his medals from the2014 Winter Olympics.
Zubkov also won four medals at theFIBT World Championships with two silvers (Four-man:2005,2008) and two bronzes (Two-man: 2008, Four-man:2003). He won theBobsleigh World Cup in the four-man event three times as well (2004–5, 2005–6, 2008–9).
Prior to competing inbobsleigh, he competed inluge. Zubkov finished 20th in the men's singles event at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano.
In2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, he was the flag bearer of Russia for the Opening Ceremony. Zubkov won Gold in both Two-Man and Four-ManBobsleigh.
In the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Zubkov was coached by a former rival, CanadianPierre Lueders.[2] Zubkov also paid a fee to borrow personal skids from the 2011 World Champion,Germany'sManuel Machata. Machata bought the skids for €29,000 in Switzerland, and had not qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The 2014 Olympics saw Germany failing to win a bobsleigh medal at an Olympics for the first time since Innsbruck 1964. Machata did not inform German Bobsleigh Luge and Skeleton Federation of this loan and received a one-year competitive ban and fine of €5,000 (250,000 rubles) from the German Federation.[3][4][5][6]
After the 2014 Olympics, Zubkov received theOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland" award 4th class with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin handing the state awards.[7]
In October 2014 Zubkov announced his retirement from the sport due to a long-term injury which prevented him from competing at the start of the 2014–15 season.[8]
In May 2016, Zubkov was named in a New York Times investigation of the state-sponsored steroid program in Russia.[9] On 24 November 2017, he was found guilty of doping offenses by the International Olympic Committee and stripped of his medals from the 2014 Winter Olympics.[10] On 1 February 2018, following a Russian appeal, the CAS removed the sanctions fromAlexey Negodaylo andDmitry Trunenkov in bobsleigh, but upheld them on their teammates Alexandr Zubkov andAlexey Voyevoda.[11] In 2018, Zubkov appealed this decision in the Moscow City Court, which decided not to recognise the CAS decision in Russia. Despite no longer being an Olympic gold medallist, the Russian government has continued to classify him as an Olympic champion and pay him the lifetime Presidential stipend which is awarded to all Olympics medal winners.[12]
His daughter, Elisaveta Zubkova, is a Russianskeleton slider.[13]
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| Preceded by | Flagbearer for Russia Sochi 2014 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
