Mikhail Devyatyarov
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1988 Calgary | 15 km | |
| Silver | 1988 Calgary | 4 x 10 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1987 Oberstdorf | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1987 Oberstdorf | 15 km | |
Mikhail Talgatovich Devyatyarov (Russian: Михаи́л Талга́тович Девятья́ров; born February 25, 1959 in Chusovoy) is a former Soviet/Russian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1992, training at Armed Forces sports society in Perm. He took the gold medal in the 15 km classical and the silver medal in the 4x10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Devyatyarov also won two medals at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4x10 km relay and a bronze in the 15 km. He has taken two World cup victories.
Devyatyarov's son, Mikhail, Jr., is an active cross country skier who won his first World Cup race in the men's sprint event at Stockholm on March 21, 2007.
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As 18 km - 1924: Thorleif Haug * 1928: Johan Grøttumsbråten * 1932: Sven Utterström * 1936: Erik August Larsson * 1948: Martin Lundström * 1952: Hallgeir Brenden
As 15 km - 1956: Hallgeir Brenden * 1960: Håkon Brusveen * 1964: Eero Mäntyranta * 1968: Harald Grønningen * 1972: Sven-Åke Lundbäck * 1976: Nikolay Bazhukov * 1980: Thomas Wassberg * 1984: Gunde Svan * 1988: Mikhail Devyatyarov * 2002: Andrus Veerpalu * 2006: Andrus Veerpalu
Categories: 1959 births | Living people | Soviet cross-country skiers | Russian cross-country skiers | Competitors at the 1988 Winter Olympics | Olympic cross-country skiers of the Soviet Union | Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union | Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union | Russian cross country skiing biography stubs
