Rinnat Safin

Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin (Russian: Риннат Ибрагимович Сафин; 29 August 1940 – 22 October 2014) was a Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.[1]

Rinnat Safin
Personal information
Full nameRinnat Ibragimovich Safin
Born(1940-08-29)29 August 1940
Bolshiye Yaki, Zelenodolsky,
Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union
Died22 October 2014(2014-10-22) (aged 74)
Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDinamo Leningrad
Olympic Games
Teams1 (1972)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 (1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)
Medals6 (4 gold)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1972 Sapporo 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
1969 Zakopane 4 × 7.5 km relay
1970 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay
1971 Hämeenlinna 4 × 7.5 km relay
1973 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay
1967 Altenberg 4 × 7.5 km relay
1969 Zakopane 20 km individual

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 gold)

Event Individual Relay
1972 Sapporo 19th Gold

World Championships

6 medals (4 gold, 2 silver)

Event Individual Relay
1967 Altenberg 4th Silver
1969 Zakopane Silver Gold
1970 Östersund 15th Gold
1971 Hämeenlinna 5th Gold
1973 Lake Placid — Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References
  1. "Profile: Rinnat Safin". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  2. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 13 July 2015.


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