Sergey Savelyev
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1976 Innsbruck | 30 km |
| Bronze | 1976 Innsbruck | 4 × 10 km |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1978 Lahti | 30 km |
Sergey Petrovich Savelyev (Russian: Серге́й Петро́вич Саве́льев; December 26, 1948 in Raychikhinsk – October 29, 2005 in Moscow [1]) is a retired Russian cross country skier who represented the USSR.
Savelyev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He won two medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4×10 km. Savelyev also won the 30 km event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. Savelyev was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor (1976).
External links [edit]
- Sergey Savelyev at the International Ski Federation
- Biography (Russian)
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