Igor Badamshin

Igor Badamshin
Born (1966-06-12)June 12, 1966
Died January 24, 2014(2014-01-24) (aged 47)
Wisconsin, United States

Igor Badamshin (June 12, 1966 – January 24, 2014) was a Soviet/Russia cross country skier who competed from 1989 to 1997. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 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).

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 Gavrilyuk, in the American state of Wisconsin. He died at age of 47 in 2014, after suffering a heart attack.[1]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1989–90 17 December 1989Canada Canmore, Canada50 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 7 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1988–89 5 March 1989Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndSmirnov / Sakhnov / Prokurorov
212 March 1989Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stSakhnov / Prokurorov / Smirnov
3 1989–90 1 March 1990Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup2ndProkurorov / Botvinov / Smirnov
416 March 1990Norway Vang, Norway4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdGolubev / Botvinov / Smirnov
5 1990–91 1 March 1991Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Cup3rdBotvinov / Plaksunov / Prokurorov
6 1992–93 26 February 1993Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 10 km Relay MWorld Championships[1]3rdKirilov / Prokurorov / Botvinov
75 March 1993Finland Lahti, Finland4 x 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndVorobyov / Prokurorov / Botvinov

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. Умер там, где любил проводить время (in Russian)
  2. "Athlete : BADAMSHIN Igor". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2018.


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