Nikolay Zimyatov

Nikolay Zimyatov
Zimyatov in 2008.
Personal information
Born (1955-06-28) June 28, 1955[1]
Moscow, Russia[1]
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Cross-country skiing
Club Spartak Moscow
Armed Forces Moscow[2]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1980 Lake Placid 30 km
1980 Lake Placid 50 km
1980 Lake Placid 4×10 km
1984 Sarajevo 30 km
1984 Sarajevo 4×10 km
World Championships
1978 Lahti 30 km

Nikolay Semyonovich Zimyatov (Russian: Николай Семёнович Зимятов; born 28 June 1955), name also spelled Nikolaj Zimjatov, is one of the most successful Soviet/Russian male cross-country skiers. He was the first man in the sport to win three gold medals at a single Winter Olympics, in the 30 km, 50 km and 4×10 km relay at the 1980 Lake Placid Games. In the 50 km race he finished two and half minutes ahead of the second place.[1] He also won the 30 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and was awarded Order of Friendship of Peoples that year.[3]

At the world championships Zimyatov won only one medal, a silver over 30 km in 1978. Nationally he collected four Soviet titles: in the 30 km and 4×10 km relay in 1978, and in the 15 and 30 km in 1979. After retiring from competitions he had a long career as a cross-country skiing coach and prepared the Russian team for the 2002 Olympics. In 1980 he married a fellow international skier Lyubov Sykova.[2]

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11983–8410 December 1983West Germany Reit im Winkl, West Germany15 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
210 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia30 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]1st

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1983–84 16 February 1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, YugoslaviaRelayOlympic Games[1]2ndBatyuk / Zavyalov / Nikitin

Note: 1 Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nikolay Zimyatov. Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. 1 2 3 Nikolay Zimyatov. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Panorama of the 1984 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1985. p. 37.
  4. ↑ "Athlete : ZIMJATOV Nikolaj". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2018.


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