Soviet Union at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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The Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 (USSR) competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

 in Innsbruck
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During the games, the Soviet Union won 13 gold medals, the most any country won at a single Winter Olympics. Norway
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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Biathlon
Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...

 
Men's 20 km



Biathlon
Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...

 
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Men's 15 km
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Men's 30 km
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Women's 10 km



Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Women's 4 x 5 km relay

Figure skating
Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games figure skating results. Ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic event in these Olympics.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Sonia BianchettiAssistant Referee:* Emil Skákala...

 
Pairs

Figure skating
Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games figure skating results. Ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic event in these Olympics.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Sonia BianchettiAssistant Referee:* Emil Skákala...

 
Ice dancing
Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team
Ice hockey
Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics
At the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, the USSR team won the Gold Medal in ice hockey. Star forward, Valeri Kharlamov scored the game-winning goal in the final game. Games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck.-Highlights:...

 
Men's competition
Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics
At the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, the USSR team won the Gold Medal in ice hockey. Star forward, Valeri Kharlamov scored the game-winning goal in the final game. Games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck.-Highlights:...

Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...

 
Men's 500m
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...

 
Women's 1000m
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...

 
Women's 1500m
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...

 
Women's 3000m
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Men's 15 km
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Women's 5 km
Figure skating
Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games figure skating results. Ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic event in these Olympics.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Sonia BianchettiAssistant Referee:* Emil Skákala...

 
Men's singles

Figure skating
Figure skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games figure skating results. Ice dancing was introduced as an Olympic event in these Olympics.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Sonia BianchettiAssistant Referee:* Emil Skákala...

 
Ice dancing
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...

 
Men's 500m
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...

 
Men's 1500m
Biathlon
Biathlon at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...

 
Men's 20 km
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Men's 30 km



Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Women's 5 km
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 3 x 5 km relay was replaced by a 4 x 5 km relay at these games.-15 km:February 8, 1976-30 km:February 5, 1976...

 
Women's 10 km
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...

 
Men's 1000m
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...

 
Women's 500m
Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics
-500 m:Tuesday February 10, 1976 — 30 competitors from 16 countries-1.000 m:Thursday February 12, 1976 — 32 competitors from 16 countries-1.500 m:Friday February 13, 1976 — 30 competitors from 18 countries-5.000 m:...

 
Women's 1500m

Alpine skiing

Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vladimir Andreyev Downhill 1:53.61 44
Vladimir Andreyev Giant Slalom DNF DNF
Vladimir Andreyev Slalom 1:07.01 31 1:10.55 26 2:17.56 25

Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alla Askarova Downhill 1:53.19 28
Alla Askarova Giant Slalom 1:36.86 32
Alla Askarova Slalom DNF DNF

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Aleksandr Tikhonov
Aleksandr Tikhonov
Alexander Ivanovich Tikhonov is a retired Russian biathlete who represented the USSR. Tikhonov trained at Dynamo in Novosibirsk. He is one of the most successful biathletes of all time, with nine world championship gold medals and four Olympic gold medals...

1'10:18.33 7 1'17:18.33 5
Aleksandr Yelizarov
Aleksandr Yelizarov
Aleksandr Matveyevich Yelizarov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, and an individual bronze medal.-References:...

1'13:05.57 3 1'16:05.57
Nikolay Kruglov 1'12:12.26 2 1'14:12.26

1One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5km relay
Athletes Race
Misses 2 Time Rank
Aleksandr Yelizarov
Aleksandr Yelizarov
Aleksandr Matveyevich Yelizarov is a former Soviet biathlete. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team, and an individual bronze medal.-References:...


Ivan Byakov
Nikolay Kruglov
Aleksandr Tikhonov
Aleksandr Tikhonov
Alexander Ivanovich Tikhonov is a retired Russian biathlete who represented the USSR. Tikhonov trained at Dynamo in Novosibirsk. He is one of the most successful biathletes of all time, with nine world championship gold medals and four Olympic gold medals...

0 1'57:55.64

2A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Yury Skobov 46:16.27 16
Ivan Garanin
Ivan Garanin
Ivan Ivanovich Garanin is a former cross-country skier who represented the Soviet Union.Garanin trained at VSS Enbek in Rudni, Qostanay Province. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Garanin took a bronze medals in the 30 km and the 4 x 10 km relay...

44:41.98 4
Yevgeny Belyayev 44:01.10
Nikolay Bazhukov
Nikolay Bazhukov
Nikolay Serafimovich Bazhukov was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1976 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold and the 4 x 10 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, then followed it with a 4 x 10 km gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York...

43:58.47
30 km Vasily Rochev 1'32:39.42 10
Nikolay Bazhukov
Nikolay Bazhukov
Nikolay Serafimovich Bazhukov was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1976 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold and the 4 x 10 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, then followed it with a 4 x 10 km gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York...

1'31:33.14 5
Ivan Garanin
Ivan Garanin
Ivan Ivanovich Garanin is a former cross-country skier who represented the Soviet Union.Garanin trained at VSS Enbek in Rudni, Qostanay Province. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Garanin took a bronze medals in the 30 km and the 4 x 10 km relay...

1'31:09.29
Sergey Savelyev
Sergey Savelyev
Sergey Petrovich Savelyev is a retired Russian cross country skier who represented the USSR.Savelyev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He won two medals a the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4×10 km. Savelyev also won the...

1'30:29.38
50 km Yevgeny Belyayev 2'54:00.55 38
Sergey Savelyev
Sergey Savelyev
Sergey Petrovich Savelyev is a retired Russian cross country skier who represented the USSR.Savelyev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He won two medals a the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4×10 km. Savelyev also won the...

2'46:01.36 21
Vasily Rochev 2'44:31.23 12
Ivan Garanin
Ivan Garanin
Ivan Ivanovich Garanin is a former cross-country skier who represented the Soviet Union.Garanin trained at VSS Enbek in Rudni, Qostanay Province. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Garanin took a bronze medals in the 30 km and the 4 x 10 km relay...

2'40:38.94 4


Men's 4 x 10km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Yevgeny Belyayev
Nikolay Bazhukov
Nikolay Bazhukov
Nikolay Serafimovich Bazhukov was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1976 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold and the 4 x 10 km bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, then followed it with a 4 x 10 km gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York...


Sergey Savelyev
Sergey Savelyev
Sergey Petrovich Savelyev is a retired Russian cross country skier who represented the USSR.Savelyev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. He won two medals a the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4×10 km. Savelyev also won the...


Ivan Garanin
Ivan Garanin
Ivan Ivanovich Garanin is a former cross-country skier who represented the Soviet Union.Garanin trained at VSS Enbek in Rudni, Qostanay Province. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Garanin took a bronze medals in the 30 km and the 4 x 10 km relay...

2'10:51.46

Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Galina Kulakova
Galina Kulakova
Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova is a female Soviet former cross country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. Kulakova trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society...

DSQ (doping)
Zinaida Amosova
Zinaida Amosova
Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed from 1976 to 1983, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Novosibirsk...

16:33.78 6
Nina Baldycheva-Fyodorova 16:12.82
Raisa Smetanina
Raisa Smetanina
Raisa Petrovna Smetanina is a former Soviet/Russian Nordic skiing champion. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals . Smetanina took part in five Olympics, representing the USSR team four times and the Unified Team once...

15:49.73
10 km Zinaida Amosova
Zinaida Amosova
Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed from 1976 to 1983, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Novosibirsk...

31:11.23 6
Nina Baldycheva-Fyodorova 30:52.58 4
Galina Kulakova
Galina Kulakova
Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova is a female Soviet former cross country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. Kulakova trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society...

30:38.61
Raisa Smetanina
Raisa Smetanina
Raisa Petrovna Smetanina is a former Soviet/Russian Nordic skiing champion. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals . Smetanina took part in five Olympics, representing the USSR team four times and the Unified Team once...

30:13.41


Women's 4 x 5km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Nina Baldycheva-Fyodorova
Zinaida Amosova
Zinaida Amosova
Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed from 1976 to 1983, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Novosibirsk...


Raisa Smetanina
Raisa Smetanina
Raisa Petrovna Smetanina is a former Soviet/Russian Nordic skiing champion. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals . Smetanina took part in five Olympics, representing the USSR team four times and the Unified Team once...


Galina Kulakova
Galina Kulakova
Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova is a female Soviet former cross country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s. Kulakova trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society...

1'07:49.75

Figure skating

Men
Athlete CF SP FS Points Places Rank
Yuri Ovchinnikov
Yuri Ovchinnikov (figure skater)
Yuri Lvovich Ovchinnikov is a Russian figure skater who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the 1975 European bronze medalist. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th, and at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where he placed 8th.-Results:-References:* -Navigation:...

12 8 7 180.04 75 8
Sergei Volkov
Sergey Nikolayevich Volkov
Sergey Nikolayevich Volkov was a Soviet figure skater and an Honored Sports Master who he debuted in 1968 European Championship and won the 12th place....

1 5 9 184.08 53 5
Vladimir Kovalev
Vladimir Kovalev
Vladimir Nikolaevich Kovalev is a retired figure skater who competed internationally for the USSR. He is an Olympic silver medalist and 2-time World champion. He trained at VSS Trud in Moscow. Kovalev is pronounced, "ko-va-lyov."...

3 6 4 187.64 28


Women
Athlete CF SP FS Points Places Rank
Elena Vodorezova
Elena Vodorezova
Elena Germanovna Vodorezova , is a Russian figure skating coach and retired competitive skater who represented the Soviet Union. She is the 1983 World bronze medalist and three-time European medalist.- Career :...

18 13 5 175.58 104 12


Pairs
Athletes SP FS Points Places Rank
Marina Leonidova
Vladimir Bogoliubov
9 9 127.06 76 9
Irina Vorobieva
Irina Vorobieva
Irina Nikolayevna Vorobieva is a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union. With partner and then-husband Igor Lisovsky, she is the 1981 World champion and the 1981 European champion...


Alexander Vlasov
3 5 134.52 35 4
Irina Rodnina
Irina Rodnina
Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is one of the most successful figure skaters ever and the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships and three successive Olympic gold medals . She initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev...


Alexander Zaitsev
1 1 140.54 9


Ice Dancing
Athletes CD FD Points Places Rank
Natalia Linichuk
Natalia Linichuk
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Gennadi Karponossov
Gennadi Karponossov
Gennadi Mikhailovich Karponosov is a Russian former competitive ice dancer and current ice dancing coach. Along with his partner, Natalia Linichuk, he was the 1980 Olympic gold medalist and a two-time World Champion.- Competitive career :...

4 4 199.10 35 4
Irina Moiseeva
Andrei Minenkov
Andrei Minenkov
Andrei Olegovich Minenkov is a Russian retired ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union. With partner and wife Irina Moiseeva, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist, 1980 Olympic bronze medalist, and two-time World champion .- Career :Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov met at the rink when...

2 2 204.88 20
Liudmila Pakhomova
Alexander Gorshkov
1 1 209.92 9

Ice hockey

First Round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
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Medal round

Rank Pld W L T GF GA Pts
1 5 5 0 0 40 11 10
2 5 3 2 0 17 10 6
3 5 2 3 0 21 24 4
4 5 2 3 0 19 18 4
5 5 2 3 0 15 21 4
6 5 1 4 0 9 37 2

  • USSR 6-2 USA
  • USSR 16-1 Poland
  • USSR 7-3 West Germany
  • USSR 7-2 Finland
  • USSR 4-3 Czechoslovakia

Leading scorers

Rk GP G A Pts
1st Vladimir Shadrin
Vladimir Shadrin
Vladimir Nikolaevich Shadrin is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971....

5 6 4 10
2nd Aleksandr Maltsev
Aleksandr Maltsev
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Maltsev is a retired Soviet ice hockey right winger.Maltsev played for Dynamo Moscow in the Soviet League for 530 games from 1967 to 1984...

5 5 5 10
2nd Viktor Shalimov 5 5 5 10
2nd Valeri Kharlamov 5 5 5 10
7th Vladimir Petrov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov is a Soviet ice hockey player, two times Olympic Champion , who is currently retired....

5 4 3 7
8th Alexander Yakushev
Alexander Yakushev
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakushev was an ice hockey player for the Soviet Union.Born in Moscow, Soviet Union, Alexander Yakushev is best known to North American hockey fans as one of the stars for the Soviet team that played Team Canada in the famous 1972 Summit Series...

5 3 4 7

Gold:
Vladislav Tretiak
Vladislav Tretiak
Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak, MSM is a former goaltender for the Soviet Union's national ice hockey team. Considered to be one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the sport, he was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation's Centennial All-Star Team in a...


Aleksandr Sidelnikov
Aleksandr Sidelnikov
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Sidelnikov was an Soviet ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.-External links:**...


Aleksandr Gusev
Aleksandr Gusev (ice hockey)
Aleksandr Gusev is a former Soviet ice hockey player and Olympic champion. He participated at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where the Soviet team won a gold medal.-References:...


Vladimir Lutchenko
Vladimir Lutchenko
Vladimir Yakovlevich Lutchenko is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970-External links:...


Sergei Babinov
Sergei Babinov
Sergei Panteleimonovich Babinov is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979....


Yury Lyapkin
Gennadiy Tsygankov
Gennadiy Tsygankov
Gennadiy Dmitrievich Tsygankov was a Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and coach. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society.-Career achievements:* Olympic champion, 1972* Olympic champion, 1976...


Sergey Kapustin
Aleksandr Maltsev
Aleksandr Maltsev
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Maltsev is a retired Soviet ice hockey right winger.Maltsev played for Dynamo Moscow in the Soviet League for 530 games from 1967 to 1984...


Boris Aleksandrov
Boris Aleksandrov
Boris Viktorovich Aleksandrov was a Soviet ice hockey player.Boris Aleksandrov competed for Torpedo Ust Kamenogorsk in 1972-1973 and in 1982-1996, and for CSKA Moscow from 1973 to 1978. He became USSR Champion in 1975, 1977 and 1978...


Boris Mikhailov
Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey)
Boris Petrovich Mikhailov is a former Soviet ice hockey player. He played for Kristall Saratov from 1962–65, Lokomotiv Moscow from 1965–67, and CSKA Moscow from 1967-1981...


Alexander Yakushev
Alexander Yakushev
Alexander Sergeyevich Yakushev was an ice hockey player for the Soviet Union.Born in Moscow, Soviet Union, Alexander Yakushev is best known to North American hockey fans as one of the stars for the Soviet team that played Team Canada in the famous 1972 Summit Series...


Vladimir Petrov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov is a Soviet ice hockey player, two times Olympic Champion , who is currently retired....


Valeri Kharlamov
Vladimir Shadrin
Vladimir Shadrin
Vladimir Nikolaevich Shadrin is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1971....


Valeri Vasiliev
Valeri Vasiliev
Valeri Ivanovich Vasiliev was a Russian ice hockey defenceman, who competed for the USSR. An eight-time Soviet all-star, Vasiliev was captain of the national team, for which he played 13 years. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.Vasiliev played on nine Soviet gold medal teams at the IIHF World...


Viktor Shalimov
Viktor Zhluktov
Viktor Zhluktov
Viktor Vasilievich Zhluktov is a retired Russian ice hockey player, who competed for the Soviet Union....


Luge

Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aigars Krikis 54.243 16 53.415 11 53.273 15 53.764 17 3:34.695 13
Vladimir Shitov 53.485 11 53.025 9 52.927 10 53.133 11 3:32.570 10
Dainis Bremze 52.984 9 52.567 8 52.364 9 52.661 9 3:30.576 8


(Men's) Doubles
Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dainis Bremze
Aigars Krikis
43.667 8 43.740 8 1:27.407 8
Rolands Upatnieks
Valdis Ķuzis
43.732 9 43.825 9 1:27.557 9

Women
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vera Zozuļa
Vera Zozula
Vera Zozulya is a Latvian-born Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York...

44.179 14 42.973 8 42.651 6 42.858 3 2:52.661 9

Nordic combined

Events:
  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Aleksey Baranov Individual 69.0 70.0 185.7 23 51:58.45 184.47 21 370.17 23
Nikolay Nogovitsyn 72.0 74.0 196.1 16 49:05.97 210.34 3 406.44 6
Valery Kopayev 71.5 75.0 202.9 9 49:53.26 203.24 8 406.14 7

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Sergey Saychik Normal hill 74.0 105.2 76.0 108.4 213.6 25
Yury Kalinin 74.5 105.5 79.0 113.2 218.7 22
Aleksey Borovitin
Aleksey Borovitin
Aleksey Borovtin is a Soviet ski jumper who competed from 1974 to 1981. He won two bronze medals in the individual normal hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ....

77.5 111.3 78.0 113.6 224.9 15
Aleksandr Karapuzov 78.0 112.6 79.0 114.2 226.8 12
Yury Kalinin Large hill 85.0 94.0 80.0 87.5 181.5 24
Aleksey Borovitin
Aleksey Borovitin
Aleksey Borovtin is a Soviet ski jumper who competed from 1974 to 1981. He won two bronze medals in the individual normal hill event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ....

85.0 95.5 82.5 92.0 187.5 19
Sergey Saychik 90.0 101.5 87.5 98.5 200.0 11
Aleksandr Karapuzov 91.0 104.9 81.5 88.6 193.5 15

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Andrey Malikov 40.09 8
Valery Muratov
Valery Muratov
Valery Alekseyevich Muratov is a former ice speed skater from the USSR, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France. He trained in Kolomna at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society.In 1972 Muratov was awarded the...

39.25
Yevgeny Kulikov
Yevgeny Kulikov
Yevgeny Nikolayevich Kulikov is a former speed skater who specialised in the sprint.Yevgeny Kulikov trained at Burevestnik Voluntary Sports Society...

39.17 OR
1000 m Andrey Malikov 1:27.57 29
Aleksandr Safronov 1:20.84 4
Valery Muratov
Valery Muratov
Valery Alekseyevich Muratov is a former ice speed skater from the USSR, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France. He trained in Kolomna at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society.In 1972 Muratov was awarded the...

1:20.57
1500 m Sergey Marchuk
Sergey Marchuk
Sergey Vasilyevich Marchuk is a former speed skater from the Soviet Union.-Biography:In 1977, Marchuk skated 3:56.65 on the 3,000 m on the fast Medeo rink of Alma-Ata, significantly below Ard Schenk's world record time of 4:08.3...

2:04.65 13
Sergey Ryabev 2:02.15 4
Yury Kondakov 1:59.97
5000 m Sergey Marchuk
Sergey Marchuk
Sergey Vasilyevich Marchuk is a former speed skater from the Soviet Union.-Biography:In 1977, Marchuk skated 3:56.65 on the 3,000 m on the fast Medeo rink of Alma-Ata, significantly below Ard Schenk's world record time of 4:08.3...

7:51.37 14
Vladimir Ivanov 7:37.73 7
Viktor Varlamov
Viktor Varlamov
Viktor Varlamov is a former Soviet speedskater.He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where he placed fourth in both 5,000 and 10,000 metres.He set world record in 10,000 m in Medeo in 1975, with the time 14:52.73.-References:...

7:30.97 4
10,000 m Vladimir Ivanov 16:16.20 15
Sergey Marchuk
Sergey Marchuk
Sergey Vasilyevich Marchuk is a former speed skater from the Soviet Union.-Biography:In 1977, Marchuk skated 3:56.65 on the 3,000 m on the fast Medeo rink of Alma-Ata, significantly below Ard Schenk's world record time of 4:08.3...

15:43.81 11
Viktor Varlamov
Viktor Varlamov
Viktor Varlamov is a former Soviet speedskater.He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where he placed fourth in both 5,000 and 10,000 metres.He set world record in 10,000 m in Medeo in 1975, with the time 14:52.73.-References:...

15:06.06 4


Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Lyubov Sadchikova 43.80 6
Vera Krasnova
Vera Krasnova
Vera Ivanovna Krasnova is a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Winter Olympics and in the 1976 Winter Olympics.She was born in Omsk.In 1972 she won the silver medal in the 500 metres event....

43.23 5
Tatyana Averina-Barabash 43.17
1000 m Tatyana Shelekhova 1:32.08 15
Lyudmila Titova
Lyudmila Titova
Lyudmila Evgenevna Titova is a former speed skater.-Short biography:She trained at Burevestnik and later at Zenit sports societies. Skating for the Soviet Union, Lyudmila Titova made her international debut at the World Allround Championships of 1966...

1:30.06 7
Tatyana Averina-Barabash 1:28.43 OR
1500 m Nina Statkevich
Nina Statkevich
Nina Andreyevna Statkevich is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.Nina Statkevich trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad. She won many titles – she was World Allround Champion, European Allround Champion twice, Soviet Allround Champion four times, and Soviet Sprint Champion...

2:22.59 15
Tatyana Averina-Barabash 2:17.96
Galina Stepanskaya
Galina Stepanskaya
Galina Andreyevna Stepanskaya is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union....

2:16.58 OR
3000 m Tatyana Shelekhova 4:54.03 14
Nina Statkevich
Nina Statkevich
Nina Andreyevna Statkevich is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.Nina Statkevich trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad. She won many titles – she was World Allround Champion, European Allround Champion twice, Soviet Allround Champion four times, and Soviet Sprint Champion...

4:53.94 13
Tatyana Averina-Barabash 4:45.19 OR
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