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| Full name | Artem Tyshchenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-12-22)22 December 1993 (age 31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 2013- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artem Tyshchenko (Ukrainian:Артем Тищенко; born 22 December 1993) is aUkrainianbiathlete. He participated at the2018 Winter Olympics.
Tyshchenko was a two-time bronze medalist of the2012 Junior World Championships. During the next three years he won five medals atEuropean championships. He debuted at the World Cup in the2013-14 season in sprint inAntholz,Italy, where he placed 90th. It was the only time he played for the national team that year.
The next season he got a permanent spot in national team. InOberhof he reached his personal best as of January 2018 - coming 10th in sprint. On February 6, 2015, he had his first World Cup relay podium in single mixed relay which debuted at the World Cup. He was third withYuliya Dzhyma. At the end of the season Tyshchenko was named by IBU "best young biathlete".[1] Next season wasn't successful - Tyshchenko competed at World Cup only in one race in CanadianCanmore where he placed 62nd.
On February 16, 2016, Artem was banned for violating doping laws by testing positive for the substancemeldonium.[2] Later theWorld Anti-Doping Agency decided that a concentration of meldonium less than 1 mcg could be acceptable if the doping probe was taken before March 1, 2016. All sanction against Tyshchenko were lifted on April 19.[3]
On May 3, 2016, Tyshchenko survived a severe car accident. When he was on a way fromLviv toSumy with his girlfriend Snizhana Tisyeyeva (a biathlete who competes forMoldova) his car burned out.[4] Artem had aconcussion and Snizhana experiencedburns. She needed surgery for which the national federation and fans donated money. It was presumed that Artem fell asleep while driving at 5 am and crashed intospeed bumps and then into atree. He recovered to compete the next season in IBU Cup only. He participated at2017 Winter Universiade where he won bronze in mixed relay.
During2017-18 Biathlon World Cup he returned to Ukrainian national team but won no World Cup points. Coaches assumed that his results decline is caused by health problems after the car accident.
Artem qualified to representUkraine at the2018 Winter Olympics.[5] He competed in one race, placing 29th, the best result among Ukrainian biathletes.
| Year | Event | IN | SP | PU | MS | RL | MRL |
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| 2018 |  Pyeongchang,South Korea | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year | Event | IN | SP | PU | MS | RL | MRL |
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| 2015 |  Kontiolahti,Finland | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Place | Competition | Placement |
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| 2014–15 |  Nové Město,Czech Republic | Single mixed relay | 3 |
| 2018-19 |  Pokljuka,Slovenia | Single mixed relay | 3 |
| Season | IN | SP | PU | MS | TOTAL |
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| 2014–15 | 62 | 54 | — | 48 | 60 |
| Season | Place | Competition | Rank |
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| 2015–16 |  Arber,Germany | Single mixed relay | 1 |
| 2016–17 |  Ridnaun,Italy | Single mixed relay | 1 |
