Algimantas Šalna

Algimantas Šalna
Personal information
Full name Algimantas Ionovich Šalna
Nickname(s) Algis
Born (1959-09-12) 12 September 1959
Vidiškės, Utena County,
Lithuanian SSR,
Soviet Union
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Olympic Games
Teams 1 (1984)
Medals 1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams 3 (1982, 1983, 1985)
Medals 2 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 4 (1981/82–1984/85)
Individual victories 4
Individual podiums 6

Algimantas Ionovich Šalna (born 12 September 1959) is a former Soviet biathlete.

Šalna won gold medals in World Championships as a relayist in 1983 and 1985. As a member of the Soviet relay team, he won a Gold Medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics - he was the first Lithuanian-born athlete to win a medal in the Winter Olympics. As an individual he placed fifth in its 10-kilometer competition. He moved to the U.S. in 1991 and coached the U.S. Olympic biathlon teams of 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 gold)

Event Individual Sprint Relay
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 5th Gold

World Championships

2 medals (2 gold)

Event Individual Sprint Team Relay
Soviet Union 1982 Minsk 14th 11th N/A
Italy 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 20th 7th N/A Gold
West Germany 1985 Ruhpolding 9th 17th N/A Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**Team was added as an event in 1989.

Individual victories

4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp)

Season Date Location Discipline Level
1982–83
3 victories
(1 In, 2 Sp)
11 February 1983 Italy Antholz-Anterselva10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
4 March 1983 Finland Lahti10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
5 March 1983 Finland Lahti20 km individualBiathlon World Cup
1983–84
1 victory
(1 Sp)
7 January 1984 Sweden Falun10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

References

  1. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

External links

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