Vladimir Nikitin (skier)

Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin (Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ники́тин; born July 14, 1959) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s, training at Zenit. He won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Vladimir Nikitin
Country Russia
Born (1959-07-14) July 14, 1959
Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons1982–1987
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts12
Team starts2
Overall titles0 – (8th in 1983)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay

Nikitin also won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (tied with Norway).

His best individual finish was fourth in the 1983 World Cup event in Canada.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
1984 24 5 — — 2nd

World Championships
  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
1982 22 — 8 — 1st

World Cup
Season Standings
Season Age Overall
1982 22 37
1983 23 8
1984 24 38
1985 25 45
1986 26 46
1987 27 47

Team podiums
  • 1 victory
  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1981–82 25 February 1982 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships[1] 1st Batyuk / Burlakov / Zavyalov
2 1983–84 16 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 10 km Relay Olympic Games[1] 2nd Batyuk / Zavyalov / Zimyatov

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "NIKITIN Vladimir". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2020.


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