Sergey Savelyev

Sergey Savelyev
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1976 Innsbruck30 km
1976 Innsbruck4 × 10 km
World Championships
1978 Lahti30 km

Sergey Petrovich Savelyev (Russian: Серге́й Петро́вич Саве́льев; December 26, 1948 in Raychikhinsk, Amur Oblast October 29, 2005 in Moscow [1]) is a retired Russian cross-country skier who represented the USSR.

Savelyev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He won two medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4×10 km. Savelyev also won the 30 km event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. Savelyev was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor (1976).

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Sergey Savelyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.


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