Vladimir Nikitin (skier)
{{short description|Soviet cross-country skier}}
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| nationality = {{RUS}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|07|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
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| teamwins = 1
| totalpodiums = 0
| teampodiums = 2
| individual_starts = 12
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| wcoveralls = 0 – (8th in 1983)
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{{MedalSport|Men's cross-country skiing}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|1984 Sarajevo|4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1982 Oslo|4 × 10 km relay}}
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Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin ({{langx|ru|Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ники́тин}}; born 14 July 1959) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s, training at Zenit. He won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Nikitin also won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (tied with Norway).
His best individual finish was fourth in the 1983 World Cup event in Canada.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=43504&type=st-WC |title=NIKITIN Vladimir |author= |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=2 February 2020}}
=Olympic Games=
=World Championships=
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Age ! scope="col" | 15 km ! scope="col" | 30 km ! scope="col" | 50 km ! scope="col" | 4 × 10 km |
| 1982
| 22 | — | 8 | — | style="background-color: gold;" | 1st |
=World Cup=
==Team podiums==
- 1 victory
- 2 podiums
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! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Season ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Race ! scope="col" | Level ! scope="col" | Place ! scope="col" | Teammates |
| 1
| 1981–82 | style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|1982|02|25|format=dmy}} | style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 1st |
| 2
| 1983–84 | style="text-align: right;" | {{dts|1984|02|16|format=dmy}} | style="text-align: left;" | {{flagicon|YUG}} Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 10 km Relay | Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 2nd |
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Note: {{note label|worldcuprace|1}} Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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References
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External links
- {{FIS cross-country skier|43504}}
{{Footer World Champions XC Relay Men |state=collapsed}}
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Category:Soviet male cross-country skiers
Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Competitors at the 1985 Winter Universiade
Category:Competitors at the 1987 Winter Universiade
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