Vladimir Nikolaevich Sakhnov (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Сахнов; born 25 April 1961 in Kamenka, Tselinograd Oblast, Kazakh SSR) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who raced from 1983 to 1989. Sakhnov trained at Armed Forces sports society in Alma-Ata.[citation needed] He earned a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary; his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a fourth in the 30 km event in 1984.[1]
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| Born | 25 April 1961 Kamenka, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 – (1983–1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sakhnov also won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.[2] His best individual finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was a sixth place in the 50 km event at those same championships.
Sakhnov's best career finish was second in two World Cup events (1984. 1986).
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
editWorld Championships
editWorld Cup
editSeason standings
editIndividual podiums
edit- 2 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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| 1 | 1983–84 | 10 March 1984 |  Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 1985–86 | 14 February 1986 |  Oberstdorf, West Germany | 50 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
edit- 1 victory
- 5 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Batyuk / Smirnov / Devyatyarov |
| 2 | 8 March 1987 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Batyuk / Uschkalenko / Prokurorov | |
| 3 | 1987–88 | 24 February 1988 |  Calgary, Canada | 4 × 10 km Relay F | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | Smirnov / Devyatyarov / Prokurorov |
| 4 | 1988–89 | 5 March 1989 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Badamshin / Smirnov / Prokurorov |
| 5 | 12 March 1989 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Badamshin / Prokurorov / Smirnov | |
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.
References
edit- ↑ "Cross-country skiing federation of Kazakhstan". ccsf.kz. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ↑ "Cross-country skiing federation of Kazakhstan". ccsf.kz. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ↑ "Athlete : SACHNOV Wladimir". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
External links
edit- Wladimir Sachnov at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Biography (in Russian)
- Vladimir Sakhnov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Vladimir Sakhnov at Olympics.com