Vladimir Nikitin (skier)
Soviet cross-country skier
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Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin (Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ники́тин; born 14 July 1959) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s, training at Zenit. He won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
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| Born | 14 July 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 6 – (1982–1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (8th in 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nikitin also won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (tied with Norway).
His best individual finish was fourth in the 1983 World Cup event in Canada.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1982 | 22 | — | 8 | — | 1st |
World Cup
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 2 podiums
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.
