Nikolay Serafimovich Bazhukov (russian: Николай Серафимович Бажуков) (born July 23, 1953 in Troitsko-Pechorsk,

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) is a

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n cross-country skier who competed from 1976 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold and the 4 × 10 km relay bronze at the

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, then followed it with a 4 × 10 km relay gold at the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

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. Bazhukov trained at the Armed Forces sports society.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

References

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Biography
1953 births Living people Soviet male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of the Soviet Union Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Armed Forces sports society athletes Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics {{Russia-XC-skiing-bio-stub