Aleksandr Tikhonov

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Olympic medal record
Men's biathlon
Gold	1968 Grenoble	4 x 7.5 km relay
Gold	1972 Sapporo	4 x 7.5 km relay
Gold	1976 Innsbruck	4 x 7.5 km relay
Gold	1980 Lake Placid	4 x 7.5 km relay
Silver	1968 Grenoble	20 km individual

Aleksandr Ivanovich Tikhonov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Ти́хонов) (born January 2, 1947 in the village of Uyskoye, Kolkhozny District, Chelyabinsk Oblast) is a retired Russian biathlete who represented the USSR. Tikhonov trained at Dynamo in Novosibirsk. He is one of the most winning biathletes of all time, with nine world championship gold medals and four Olympic gold medals. He misses an individual Olympic gold medal in his cupboard, but was taking part to take relay gold medals in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980.

He was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1976) and Order of the Red Star (1969). In May 2002 he was chosen as vice president in the International Biathlon Union (IBU). He now lives in Austria.

[edit] Achievements

World Championships
- 1967 - Silver on the relay
- 1969 - Gold medal on the 20 km and the relay
- 1970 - Gold medal on the 20 km and the relay
- 1971 - Gold medal on the 20 km, silver on the relay
- 1973 - Gold medal on the 20 km and the relay
- 1974 - Gold medal on the relay
- 1975 - Gold medal on the relay
- 1977 - Gold medal on the 10 km and on the relay, silver on the 20 km
- 1979 - Silver medal in the 20 km and bronze in the relay