Vladimir Barnachov
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| Gold | 1980 Lake Placid | 4 x 7.5 km relay | |
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Barnachov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Барнашов) (born February 26, 1951 in the village of Ryazany, Muromtsevsky District, Omsk Oblast[1]) is a retired Russian biathlete who competed for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo sports society[2] and was a member of the USSR National Biathlon Team since 1977.[1] At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team. He was also bronze medalist with the USSR 4 x 7.5 km relay team at the 1979, 1981 and 1982 Biathlon World Championships. In the overall World Cup he became third overall in the 1978/1979 season behind Klaus Siebert and Frank Ullrich.
He was a coach of the USSR National Biathlon Team between 1984 and 1992[1], bringing up six Olympic Champions in biathlon and becoming the Honoured Trainer of the USSR in 1988.[3] He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1980, and in 1988 he received the Medal For Labour Valour[3]. Between 1992 and 1998 Barnachov was the Head Coach of the Croatian National Cross-Country Skiing Team.[1]
Barnachov graduated from Omsk State Institute for Physical Culture in 1980.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Profile at Omskportal
- ^ (1985) Panorama of the 1984 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 177.
- ^ a b c Profile at Infosport
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