Vladimir Sakhnov (born April 25, 1961 ) is a Soviet skier , vice-champion of the 1988 Olympic Games and 1987 World Cup, international master of sports of the USSR , honored coach of the Republic of Kazakhstan . Originally from the village of Kamenka, near the village of Balkashino , now the Sandyktau region of the Akmola region of Kazakhstan . He began to engage in professional sports in Shchuchinsk with coach Smagin Albert Pavlovich.
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| Full name | Vladimir Nikolaevich Sakhnov | ||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  the USSR | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | April 25, 1961 (58 years old) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Kamenka village ( Tselinograd region , Kazakh SSR , USSR ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 171 cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Armed Forces ( Alma-Ata ) | ||||||||||||||||
| In the national team | 1982 - 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | completed his career | ||||||||||||||||
| End of career | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
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| World Cup debut | February 20, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Best position in World Cup | 5 ( 1983/1984 ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sports career
The best achievement of Vladimir Sakhnov is the silver medal of the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary in the relay. He also participated in the 1984 Olympics , where he showed 4 results in a 30 km race.
At the 1987 World Championships in Oberstdorf, he also became a silver medalist in the 4 × 10 km relay race. The best result in personal races: 6th place at a distance of 50 km in 1987 in the same place in Oberstdorf .
The best results at the stages of the World Cup - twice 2 place at a distance of 50 km.
USSR champion 1982 , 1984 , 1986 at a distance of 50 km, 1987 in relay.
Biography
After completing his sports career, Sakhnov worked as a ski racing coach in his native Kazakhstan , in 1993-1999 and in 2012-2015 he was the head coach of the national skiing team of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Interesting Facts
In the athlete’s homeland (the regional center of Balkashino), the "White Marathon" dedicated to Vladimir Sakhnov is held annually. It is a cross-country skiing competition for all age groups (from children to veterans).
Links
- Vladimir Sakhnov - statistics on the FIS website
- Vladimir Sakhnov - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com