Algimantas Šalna (also transliterated Shalna, born 12 September 1959) is a former Lithuanian,

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biathlete. Šalna won gold medals during the World Championships as a relayist in 1983 and 1985. As a member of the Soviet relay team, he won a gold medal at the

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– he was the first Lithuanian-born athlete to win a medal in the Winter Olympics. As an individual he placed fifth in its 10 km competition. He moved to the U.S. in 1991 and coached the U.S. Olympic biathlon teams of 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006. In 2012 Šalna opened a bagel shop in Burlington, Vermont called The Bagel Place.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 gold)''

World Championships

''2 medals (2 gold)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was added as an event in 1989.''

Individual victories

''4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

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and the

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* * * * 1959 births Living people People from Ignalina District Municipality Sportspeople from Utena County Soviet male biathletes Lithuanian male biathletes Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Biathlon World Championships medalists {{USSR-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub