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Vladimir Alikin

Vladimir Alikin
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Alexandrovich Alikin
Born (1957-05-10) 10 May 1957 (age 59)
Dolgy Mot, Nytvensky District, Perm Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club Burevestnik Perm
Olympic Games
Teams 1 (1980)
Medals 2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams 3 (1979, 1981, 1982)
Medals 4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 5 (1978/79–1982/83)
Individual victories 1
Individual podiums 5

Vladimir Alexandrovich Alikin (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Али́кин; born 10 May 1957) is a Soviet former biathlete.

Alikin was born in the village of Dolgy Mot near the settlement of Novoilyinsky in the Nytvensky District of the Perm Oblast. He began cross-country skiing in 1969 at Children and Youth Sport School and biathlon - in 1977. From 1979 he trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York Alikin won a gold medal with the USSR relay team and he also won a silver medal in the sprint event. In the World Championships he has four medals: bronze in 10 km sprint in 1982, and three relay bronze medals in 1979, 1981, and 1982. He also won the 1980 Biathlon World Cup in 10 km sprint and USSR Championships in the same event.

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

4 medals (4 bronze)

1 victory (1 In)


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