Yevgeny Prokopievich Belyayev (russian: Евге́ний Проко́пьевич Беля́ев) (March 20, 1954 - March 15, 2003) was a

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n cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s and 1980s, representing the

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at the international level. Belyayev trained at VSS Trud in

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until 1981 and at

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in the same city since then. Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Евгений Беляев", availabl
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/ref> He won the 15 km silver and the 4 × 10 km relay bronze at the

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

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. Belyayev also won two silvers at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 15 km and the 50 km.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 2 medals – (2 silver)

References

External links

*
List of Belyayev's death in 2003
* Russian male cross-country skiers Soviet male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for the Soviet Union 1954 births 2003 deaths Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Universiade medalists in cross-country skiing Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Competitors at the 1975 Winter Universiade {{Russia-XC-skiing-bio-stub