Vladimir Ilyich Gundartsev (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Гундарцев; 13 December 1944 – 25 November 2014) was a Soviet biathlete. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, and an individual bronze medal.[1][2]

Vladimir Gundartsev
Gundartsev at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameVladimir Ilyich Gundartsev
Born(1944-12-13)13 December 1944
Satka, Chelyabinsk Oblast,
RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died25 November 2014(2014-11-25) (aged 69)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubDynamo Moscow
Olympic Games
Teams1 (1968)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams2 (1966, 1969)
Medals2 (1 gold)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble 4 × 7.5 km
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble 20 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Zakopane 4 × 7.5 km
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 20 km

Biathlon results edit

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[3]

Olympic Games edit

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Relay
  1968 Grenoble Bronze Gold

World Championships edit

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Event Individual Relay
  1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bronze 4th
  1969 Zakopane Gold
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimir Gundartsev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Умер олимпийский чемпион по биатлону Владимир Гундарцев". Российская газета.
  3. ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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