Nikolay Semyonovich Zimyatov (Russian: Николай Семёнович Зимятов; born 28 June 1955), is a Soviet and Russian cross-country skier. He was the first man in the sport to win three gold medals at a single Winter Olympics, in the 30 km, 50 km and 4 × 10 km relay at the 1980 Lake Placid Games. In the 50 km race he finished two and half minutes ahead of the second place.[1] He also won the 30 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and was awarded Order of Friendship of Peoples that year.[2]
 Nikolay Zimyatov in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Russia |
| Born | 28 June 1955[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Skiing |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 5 – (1982–1985, 1988) |
| Indiv. starts | 17 |
| Indiv. podiums | 2 |
| Indiv. wins | 2 |
| Team starts | 2 |
| Team podiums | 1 |
| Team wins | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (6th in 1984) |
At the world championships Zimyatov won only one medal, a silver over 30 km in 1978. Nationally he collected four Soviet titles: in the 30 km and 4 × 10 km relay in 1978, and in the 15 and 30 km in 1979. After retiring from competitions he had a long career as a cross-country skiing coach and prepared the Russian team for the 2002 Olympics. In 1980 he married a fellow international skier Lyubov Sykova.
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
editWorld Championships
editWorld Cup
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References
edit- 1 2 Nikolay Zimyatov. Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ Panorama of the 1984 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1985. p. 37.
- ↑ "Athlete : ZIMJATOV Nikolaj". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
External links
edit- Nikolaj Zimjatov at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- (in Russian) Biography and photos