Nikolay Puzanov

Nikolay Vasilyevich Puzanov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Пузанов; 7 April 1938 – 3 January 2008) was a Soviet biathlete.

Nikolay Puzanov
Personal information
Full nameNikolay Vasilyevich Puzanov
Born(1938-04-07)7 April 1938
Kyshtym, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died2 January 2008(2008-01-02) (aged 69)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSKA St. Petersburg
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1964, 1968)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969)
Medals4 (1 gold)

He was a 4 × 7.5 km relay gold medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 gold)

Event Individual Relay
1964 Innsbruck 10th N/A
1968 Grenoble 6th Gold

World Championships

4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)

Event Individual Team (time) Relay
1962 Hämeenlinna 4th Gold N/A
1963 Seefeld 8th — N/A
1965 Elverum Silver Silver N/A
1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 13th N/A 4th
1967 Altenberg 25th N/A Silver
1969 Zakopane 4th N/A —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolay Puzanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.


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