Igor Badamshin
Russian cross-country skier (1966–2014)
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Igor Gayniachmetovich Badamshin (Russian: Игоръ Гайниахметович Бадамшин) (12 June 1966 – 24 January 2014) was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1989 to 1997. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and earned his best individual finishes of 5th twice at the world championships (1989: 50 km, 1993: 30 km).
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| Nationality |  Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 2014 (aged 47) Wisconsin, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (1989–1997) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 1990) | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Badamashin's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 14th at the 50 km event in 1994. His best finish was second place three times, earning it once in 1989 and twice in 1996.
In his later years, Badamshin resided with his wife, triple Olympic champion Nina Gavrylyuk, in the American state of Wisconsin. He died at the age of 47 in 2014, after suffering a heart attack.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 1 podium
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 7 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1988–89 | 5 March 1989 |  Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Smirnov / Sakhnov / Prokurorov |
| 2 | 12 March 1989 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Sakhnov / Prokurorov / Smirnov | |
| 3 | 1989–90 | 1 March 1990 |  Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Prokurorov / Botvinov / Smirnov |
| 4 | 16 March 1990 | Vang, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 3rd | Golubev / Botvinov / Smirnov | |
| 5 | 1990–91 | 1 March 1991 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Botvinov / Plaksunov / Prokurorov |
| 6 | 1992–93 | 26 February 1993 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 3rd | Kirilov / Prokurorov / Botvinov |
| 7 | 5 March 1993 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Vorobyov / Prokurorov / Botvinov | |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
