Igor Gayniachmetovich Badamshin (russian: Игоръ Гайниахметович Бадамшин) (June 12, 1966 – January 24, 2014) was a

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cross-country skier who competed from 1989 to 1997. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

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and earned his best individual finishes of 5th twice at the world championships (1989: 50 km, 1993: 30 km). Badamashin's best individual finish at the

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was 14th at the 50 km event in

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. His best finish was second place three times, earning it once in 1989 and twice in 1996. In his later years, Badamshin resided with his wife, triple Olympic champion

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, in the American state of

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. He died at the age of 47 in 2014, after suffering a heart attack.Умер там, где любил проводить время

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 podium

Team podiums

* 1 victory * 7 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

* 1966 births 2014 deaths Russian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers of Russia FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing People from Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast Sportspeople from Sverdlovsk Oblast {{Russia-XC-skiing-bio-stub