Serhiy Anatoliyovich Sednev (Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Седнєв; born December 12, 1983, in Hlukhiv) is a retired Ukrainian biathlete.

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Serhiy Sednev

Personal information
Full name	Serguei Anatoliyovich Sednev
Born	(1983-12-19) 19 December 1983 (age 40) Hlukhiv, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
Club	Dynamo
Skis	Fisher
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Ukraine World Championships 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk 4 × 7.5 km relay European Championships 2004 Minsk Junior 4 × 7.5 km relay 2009 Ufa 12.5 km pursuit 2009 Ufa 20 km individual Junior World Championships 2004 Maurienne 12.5 km pursuit Winter Universiade 2007 Turin 20 km individual 2007 Turin Relay 2007 Turin 10 km sprint 2007 Turin 15 km mass start
Updated on February 19, 2014.

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He debuted for Ukraine at the World Cup on January 17, 2004, in Ruhpolding. In sprint he was the 67th. First World Cup podium was three years later - in December, 2007, he was third in individual race in Pokljuka. First World Cup win was in Antholz-Anterselva in individual on 21 January 2010.^[1] He is a bronze medalists of 2011 Biathlon World Championships in relay in which he was a "finisher". He had been a captain of men's national team for some years before he retired.

He unexpectedly retired on December 19, 2014, on his 31st birthday. In an interview for biathlon.com.ua he stated, that the first reason is absence of good results, and he had often been ill before the season. "At one moment I understood that I can't find any motivation to go on. Maybe, it is time to pay more attention to my family... that I couldn't afford this for a long years of my career".^[2]

By IBU press release dated January 12, 2015,^[3] it was announced that Sednev had tested positive for recombinant EPO upon re-analysis of an out of competition sample originally taken on January 22, 2013. Sednev waved his is right for B-analysis and was subsequently banned for two years starting December 15, 2014.^[4] This effectively puts the start of his ban four days prior to his sudden retirement announcement.