Oleksandr Batyuk
Soviet cross-country skier
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Oleksandr Mykhailovych Batyuk (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Миха́йлович Батю́к; born 14 January 1960) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s, training at Dynamo in Chernihiv. He won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.[1] He is a member of the Ski Federation of Ukraine and the only Olympian of the federation who received medal at Olympics.[2]
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| Nationality |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1982–1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (13th in 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Batyuk also won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1982 (tied with Norway) and a silver in 1987.
His best individual finish was sixth twice in the World Cup (1984, 1986).
He was born in Chernihiv, Soviet Union.[citation needed]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
World Cup
Season standings
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1981–82 | 25 February 1982 |  Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Nikitin / Burlakov / Zavyalov |
| 2 | 1983–84 | 16 February 1984 |  Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 10 km Relay | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | Zavyalov / Nikitin / Zimyatov |
| 3 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 |  Oberstdorf, West Germany | 4 × 10 km Relay F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Smirnov / Devyatyarov / Sakhnov |
| 4 | 8 March 1987 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Sakhnov / Uschkalenko / Prokurorov | |
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.