Aleksandr Vorobyov (skier)

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Aleksandr Vorobyov
CountryRussia
Born (1969-10-27) 27 October 1969 (age 53)
World Cup career
Seasons4 – (19931996)
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts27
Team starts2
Overall titles0 – (50th in 1994)

Aleksandr Vorobyov (born 27 October 1969) is a Russian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 50 kilometre classical event at the 1994 Winter Olympics. [1]

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Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1994 24 26 17

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km  Pursuit  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1993 23201520

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
Overall
1993 2354
1994 2450
1995 25NC
1996 2551

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1  1992–93  5 March 1993 Flag of Finland.svg Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2nd Badamshin / Prokurorov / Botvinov

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Vorobyov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "WOROBJOV Alexander". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2020.