Anton Sinapov (Bulgarian: Антон Синапов, born 1 September 1993) is a Bulgarian biathlete, who started his career as a cross-country skier.[2]

Anton Sinapov
Sinapov in 2024
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30)
Smolyan, Bulgaria[1]
Sport
SportBiathlon

Career edit

Sinapov participated at the 2011 Nordic World Ski Championships, where he finished 87th in the sprint.[2]

Sinapov competed at the Biathlon World Championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017. His best individual result was the 11th place in the sprint in 2017 and the best relay results were the two 8th places, achieved in 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons. In 2016/17 he had his highest overall result in the World Cup with a 70th place at the end of the season.[2]

He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics and finished 56th in the sprint, 60th in the pursuit, 71st in the individual and was part of the lapped relay.[2]

Biathlon results edit

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games edit

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
  2018 Pyeongchang 71st 56th 60th 16th
  2022 Beijing 85th 56th 55th 18th

World Championships edit

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single Mixed relay
  2017 Hochfilzen 39th 11th DNF 9th
  2019 Östersund DNF 72nd 9th 19th
  2020 Rasen-Antholz 69th 79th 11th 25th
  2021 Pokljuka 58th 70th 16th
  2023 Oberhof 29th 79th 20th
  2024 Nové Město na Moravě 77th 76th 18th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

References edit

  1. ^ "Anton SINAPOV". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Athlete Profile: Anton SINAPOV". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20.