| Olympic medalist | ||
Vladimir Alikin |
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| Medal record | ||
| Men's biathlon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for the Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1980 Lake Placid | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Silver | 1980 Lake Placid | 10 km sprint |
| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1982 Minsk | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Bronze | 1982 Minsk | 10 km sprint |
| Bronze | 1981 Lahti | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Bronze | 1979 Ruhpolding | 4 x 7.5 km relay |
Vladimir Alexandrovich Alikin (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Али́кин; born May 10, 1957 in the village of Dolgy Mot near the settlement of Novoilyinsky, Nytvensky District, Perm Oblast) is a retired Soviet/Russian biathlete.
Alikin began cross-country skiing in 1969 at Children and Youth Sport School and biathlon - in 1977. Since 1979 he trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York Alikin won a gold medal with the USSR relay team and he also won a silver medal in the sprint event. In the World Championships he has four medals: bronze in 10 km sprint in 1982, and three relay bronze medals in 1979, 1981, and 1982. He also won the 1980 Biathlon World Cup in 10 km sprint and USSR Championships in the same event.[1]