Nikolay Semyonovich Zimyatov (russian: Николай Семёнович Зимятов; born 28 June 1955), is a

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and

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n cross-country skier. He was the first man in the sport to win three gold medals at a single

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, 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. He also won the 30 km event at the

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...

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and was awarded

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that year. 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

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

Olympic Games

* 5 medals – (4 gold, 1 silver)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*2 victories *2 podiums

Team podiums

* 1 podium Note: Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

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Biography and photos
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zimyatov, Nikolay 1955 births Living people Olympic cross-country skiers of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Soviet male cross-country skiers Spartak athletes Russian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics