# Russian biathlete and two-time Olympic champion Sergei Tchepikov dies

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- Meduza, 2026-09-17 12:00 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/17/russian-biathlete-and-two-time-olympic-champion-sergei-tchepikov-dies

> Russian biathlete Sergei Tchepikov has died at 59, according to a representative of the Russian Biathlon Union. He won Olympic gold in 1988 and 1994, became a two-time world champion, carried Russia’s flag at Lillehammer, and later served as a State Duma deputy. Western countries sanctioned him after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.