Nikolay Anikin
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4 x 10 km |
| Bronze | 1960 Squaw Valley | 4 x 10 km |
| Bronze | 1960 Squaw Valley | 30 km |
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| Silver | 1958 Lahti | 4 x 10 km |
Nikolay Petrovich Anikin (Russian: Николай Петрович Аникин; January 25, 1932, Ishim, Tyumen Oblast, Russia, USSR - November 14, 2009, Duluth, Minnesota, United States) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the late 1950s and early 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow.
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Medals [edit]
He earned three medals at the Winter Olympics with two medals in the 4x10 km relay (gold: 1956, bronze: 1960) and a bronze in the 30 km (1960). He also earned a silver medal in the 4x10 km relay at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Awards [edit]
He was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor (1957).
Death [edit]
Anikin died from cancer at his home in Duluth, Minnesota, aged 77.[1]
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