| Olympic medalist | ||
Alexander Tikhonov in 2007 |
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| Medal record | ||
| Men's biathlon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1968 Grenoble | 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| Gold | 1972 Sapporo | 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| Gold | 1976 Innsbruck | 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| Gold | 1980 Lake Placid | 4 × 7.5 km relay |
| Silver | 1968 Grenoble | 20 km individual |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1977 Lillehammer | 10 km sprint |
| Gold | 1977 Lillehammer | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Gold | 1976 Antholz-Anterselva | 10 km sprint |
| Gold | 1974 Minsk | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Gold | 1973 Lake Placid | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Gold | 1973 Lake Placid | 20 km individual |
| Gold | 1971 Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Gold | 1970 Östersund | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Gold | 1970 Östersund | 20 km individual |
| Gold | 1969 Zakopane | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Gold | 1969 Zakopane | 20 km individual |
| Silver | 1979 Ruhpolding | 20 km individual |
| Silver | 1975 Antholz-Anterselva | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Silver | 1971 Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus | 20 km individual |
| Silver | 1967 Altenberg | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Bronze | 1979 Ruhpolding | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Bronze | 1977 Lillehammer | 20 km individual |
Alexander 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 successful biathletes of all time, with nine world championship gold medals and four Olympic gold medals. He lacks an individual Olympic gold medal in his cupboard, but took part in the gold medal relay winning teams in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980.
He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1976) and the Order of the Red Star (1969). In May 2002, he was chosen as vice president of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). He lived in Austria for several years in the early 2000s.
In 2000, he was accused of participating in planning the murder of Kemerovo Oblast governor Aman Tuleyev. According to the prosecution, a businessman named Mikhail Zhivilo and his company MIKOM had a business conflict with Tuleyev, and Zhivilo decided to organize Tuleyev's murder as revenge. Zhivilo knew Tikhonov and, allegedly, asked him for help. Tikhonov got him in touch with his younger brother, Viktor Tikhonov, who found two potential killers—Vladimir Kharchenko and Sergey Nikanorov. Kharchenko and Nikanorov went to FSB and told them about the murder plans. Viktor Tikhonov was convicted in 2002 and sentenced to four years imprisonment. Since Alexander Tikhonov lived in Austria for several years, he was indicted separately from the other accused. On July 23, 2007, he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment. However, he was amnestied immediately and will not spend any time in prison. [1]