Vladimir Melanin

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Olympic medal record
Men's biathlon
Gold	1964 Innsbruck	20 km individual

Vladimir Mikhailovich Melanin (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Меланьин) (December 1, 1933 - August 10, 1994) was a Soviet/Russian biathlete.

Melanin trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Kirov. He won an Olympic gold medal for the USSR on the 20 km in the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck ahead of his fellow Soviet Aleksandr Privalov and the Norwegian Olav Jordet. Melanin also won three World titles on the 20 km, in 1959, 1962 and 1963.

He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1965) and the Order of the Badge of Honor (1960).

Olympic champions in 20km Biathlon
1960: Klas Lestander | 1964: Vladimir Melanin | 1968: Magnar Solberg | 1972: Magnar Solberg | 1976: Nikolay Kruglov | 1980: Anatoly Alyabyev | 1984: Peter Angerer | 1988: Frank-Peter Roetsch: | 1992: Yevgeniy Redkin | 1994: Sergei Tarasov | 1998: Halvard Hanevold | 2002: Ole Einar Bjørndalen | 2006: Michael Greis