Vladimir Nikitin (skier)

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Vladimir Nikitin
CountryFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Born (1959-07-14) 14 July 1959 (age 65)
Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (19821987)
Starts12
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (8th in 1983)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay

Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin (Russian : Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ники́тин; born 14 July 1959) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s, training at Zenit. He won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

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Nikitin also won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (tied with Norway).

His best individual finish was fourth in the 1983 World Cup event in Canada.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [1]

Olympic Games

YearAge15 km30 km50 km4 × 10 km
relay
1984 24 5 2nd

World Championships

YearAge15 km30 km50 km4 × 10 km
relay
1982 2281st

World Cup

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverall
1982 2237
1983 238
1984 2438
1985 2545
1986 2646
1987 2747

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 2 podiums
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 198182 25 February 1982 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km RelayWorld Championships [1] 1st Batyuk  / Burlakov  / Zavyalov
2 198384 16 February 1984 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sarajevo, Yugoslavia4 × 10 km RelayOlympic Games [1] 2nd Batyuk  / Zavyalov  / Zimyatov

Note:1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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References

  1. "NIKITIN Vladimir". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2020.