Sergey Petrovich Savelyev (russian: Серге́й Петро́вич Саве́льев; February 26, 1948 in
Raychikhinsk
Raychikhinsk (russian: Райчи́хинск) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located in the Zeya– Bureya basin, about from the Amur River and the border with China, and about east of Blagoveshchensk, the administrative center of the obla ...
,
Amur Oblast – October 29, 2005 in
Moscow)
was a Russian
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
who represented the
Soviet Union.
Savelyev trained at the
Armed Forces sports society
The Sports Clubs of the Armed Forces, Physical Culture and Sports Association of the Soviet Armed Forces (russian: спортивные клубы Армии КА} ''sportivnye kluby Armiy, SKA''; russian: Физкультурно-спортив ...
in
Moscow. He won two medals at the
1976 Winter Olympics
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in
Innsbruck
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with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay. Savelyev also won the 30 km event at the
1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18–26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland
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in
Lahti. Savelyev was awarded
Order of the Badge of Honor (1976).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 gold)
References
External links
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Biography
1948 births
2005 deaths
People from Amur Oblast
Olympic cross-country skiers for the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Soviet male cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Armed Forces (sports society) sportspeople
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Universiade medalists in cross-country skiing
Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Competitors at the 1972 Winter Universiade
Sportspeople from Amur Oblast
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