- Nikolay Bazhukov
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Olympic medal record Men's cross-country skiing Gold 1976 Innsbruck 15 km Gold 1980 Lake Placid 4 x 10 km Bronze 1976 Innsbruck 4 x 10 km Nikolay Serafimovich Bazhukov (Russian: Николай Серафимович Бажуков) (born July 23, 1953 in Troitsko-Pechorsk, Komi ASSR) 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. Bazhukov trained at the Armed Forces sports society.
External links
- Nikolay Bazhukov at the International Ski Federation
- databaseOlympics.com profile
- Biography (Russian)
Olympic champions in men's 18 km/15 km cross-country 18 km 1924: Thorleif Haug (NOR) · 1928: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) · 1932: Sven Utterström (SWE) · 1936: Erik August Larsson (SWE) · 1948: Martin Lundström (SWE) · 1952: Hallgeir Brenden (NOR)
15 km 1956: Hallgeir Brenden (NOR) · 1960: Håkon Brusveen (NOR) · 1964: Eero Mäntyranta (FIN) · 1968: Harald Grønningen (NOR) · 1972: Sven-Åke Lundbäck (SWE) · 1976: Nikolay Bazhukov (URS) · 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) · 1984: Gunde Svan (SWE) · 1988: Mikhail Devyatyarov (URS) · 1992–1998 not held · 2002: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) · 2006: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) · 2010: Dario Cologna (SUI)
Categories:- 1953 births
- Living people
- Soviet cross-country skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers of the Soviet Union
- Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Armed Forces sports society athletes
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Soviet Winter Olympic medalist stubs
- Russian cross-country skiing biography stubs
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