Nikolay Vasilyevich Puzanov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Пузанов; 7 April 1938 – 3 January 2008) was a Soviet biathlete.
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| Full name | Nikolay Vasilyevich Puzanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 1938 Kyshtym, RSFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 2008 (aged 69) Saint Petersburg, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SKA St. Petersburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 (1964, 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 6 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 4 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was a 4 × 7.5 km relay gold medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Biathlon results edit
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games edit
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
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 1964 Innsbruck
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10th | — |
 1968 Grenoble
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6th | Gold |
World Championships edit
4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)
| Event | Individual | Team (time) | Relay |
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 1962 Hämeenlinna
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4th | Gold | — |
| 1963 Seefeld
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8th | — | — |
 1965 Elverum
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Silver | Silver | — |
 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
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13th | — | 4th |
 1967 Altenberg
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25th | — | Silver |
 1969 Zakopane
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4th | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
- **The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolay Puzanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
External links edit
- Nikolay Puzanov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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