Vladimir Barnachov
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Vladimir Mikhaylovich Barnachov (born February 26, 1951 in the village of Ryazany, Muromtsevsky District
, Omsk Oblast
) is a retired Russian
biathlete
who competed for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo sports society and was a member of the USSR National Biathlon Team since 1977. At the 1980 Olympics
in Lake Placid
he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team. He was also a bronze medalist in the USSR 4 x 7.5 km relay team at the 1979, 1981 and 1982 Biathlon World Championships
. In the overall World Cup
he came third overall in the 1978/1979 season behind Klaus Siebert
and Frank Ullrich
.
He was a coach of the USSR National Biathlon Team between 1984 and 1992, training six Olympic Champions in biathlon and becoming the Honoured Trainer of the USSR in 1988.
Barnachov graduated from Omsk State Institute for Physical Culture in 1980 and is currently head coach of Russian biathlon team.
n National Cross-Country Skiing Team.
He was also awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland
, 2nd class (October 21, 2010), for the successful preparation of the athletes who achieved high sport achievements at the XXI Olympic Winter Games of 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.
Barnachov has also been given the honorary sports titles of Honored Master of Sports, Honored coach of the USSR and Honoured Coach of Russia.
Muromtsevsky District
Muromtsevsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 32 in Omsk Oblast, Russia. The area of the district is ....
, Omsk Oblast
Omsk Oblast
Omsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in southwestern Siberia. The oblast has an area of and a population of with the majority, 1.15 million, living in Omsk, the administrative center....
) is a retired Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
who competed for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo sports society and was a member of the USSR National Biathlon Team since 1977. At the 1980 Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team. He was also a bronze medalist in the USSR 4 x 7.5 km relay team at the 1979, 1981 and 1982 Biathlon World Championships
Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for men. The number of events has grown significantly over the years. Beginning in 1984, women biathletes had their own World Championships, and finally, from 1989, both genders have been participating in...
. In the overall World Cup
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....
he came third overall in the 1978/1979 season behind Klaus Siebert
Klaus Siebert
Klaus Siebert is a German former biathlete who raced for East Germany.At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Siebert won a silver medal on the relay with the East German relay team. In the Biathlon World Championships. Siebert has two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and...
and Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich
Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team....
.
He was a coach of the USSR National Biathlon Team between 1984 and 1992, training six Olympic Champions in biathlon and becoming the Honoured Trainer of the USSR in 1988.
Barnachov graduated from Omsk State Institute for Physical Culture in 1980 and is currently head coach of Russian biathlon team.
Honours and awards
Barnachov was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour in 1980, and in 1988 he received the Medal For Labour Valour. Between 1992 and 1998 Barnachov was the Head Coach of the CroatiaCroatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n National Cross-Country Skiing Team.
He was also awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland
Order of Merit for the Fatherland
The Order of Merit for the Fatherland was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree. The statutes describe it as a decoration for merit, not an order of knights....
, 2nd class (October 21, 2010), for the successful preparation of the athletes who achieved high sport achievements at the XXI Olympic Winter Games of 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.
Barnachov has also been given the honorary sports titles of Honored Master of Sports, Honored coach of the USSR and Honoured Coach of Russia.