Fyodor Petrovich Simashev (Russian: Фёдор Петрович Симашёв, 13 March 1945 – 19 December 1997) was a Russian cross-country skier who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. In 1968 he only entered the 15 km race and placed 26th. In 1972 he won a gold medal in the 4×10 km and a silver in the 15 km, placing sixth-eighth in the 30 km and 50 km events. He won another relay gold medal and two individual medals at the 1970 World Championships. Domestically he won twelve Soviet titles: in the 15 km (1968), 30 km (1969, 1971, 1973), 50 km (1974) and 4×10 km relay (1968–70, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976). In 1972 he was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor.[1]
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| Full name | Fyodor Petrovich Simashev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 March 1945 Verkhny Bagryazh, Tatarstan, Russian SFSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 1997 (aged 52) Zainsk, Tatarstan, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After retiring from competitions Simashov worked as a sports official in Zainsk until his death in 1997.[1] Since 1971, an annual junior cross-country skiing competition in his honor has been held in Zainsk.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fyodor Simashov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ Памяти Федора Симашева. sportsreda.ru (12 February 2010)
External links edit
- Fedor Simasjov at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Fyodor Simashev at Olympics.com
- Fyodor Simashov at Olympedia
- Fyodor Simashev's grave (in Russian) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-05-29)
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