Anatoly Nikolayevich Alyabyev ' onMouseout='HidePop("23642")' href="/topics/Velsky_District">Velsky District

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, Arkhangelsk Oblast

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) is a retired Russia

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n biathlete

Biathlon

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, who represented the USSR

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. He initially trained at Children and Youth Sport School of Spartak

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 in Vologda

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, but competed as a senior while training at the Armed Forces sports society

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 in Leningrad

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. At the 1980 Olympics

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 he was, together with Frank Ullrich

Frank Ullrich

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 the dominant biathlete taking gold medals in the 20 km and on the relay and bronze in the 10 km. Alyabyev best season came in 1980–1981, when he became second overall.

Alyabyev was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Order of the Red Banner of Labour

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 (1980). He graduated from Lesgaft Military Institute of Physical Culture in 1981 and defended a dissertation for the Candidate of Pedagogical Science degree in 1997.

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