Sergey Savelyev
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Sergey Petrovich Savelyev ' onMouseout='HidePop("67302")' href="/topics/Raychikhinsk">Raychikhinsk
died October 29, 2005 in Moscow
) is a retired Russia
n 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 30 km event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Lahti
. Savelyev was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor
(1976).
Raychikhinsk
Raychikhinsk is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia. 2002 population—24,498.-Geography:Raychikhinsk lies in the Zeya-Bureya basin in the Russian Far East, around 40 km from the Amur River and the border to China...
died October 29, 2005 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) is a retired Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n cross country skier who represented the USSR
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....
.
Savelyev trained at the Armed Forces sports society
Armed Forces (sports society)
Central Sports Klub of the Army or is the Russian sports society and the successor of the Soviet CSKA.-Overview:The society was one of the largest sports societies in the USSR. In the Soviet era all CSKA and SKA teams that resided in the Soviet Union belonged to the Armed Forces sports society...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. He won two medals a 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
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4×10 km. Savelyev also won the 30 km event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18-26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland. This was Lahti's record fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1926, 1938, and 1958...
in Lahti
Lahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
. Savelyev was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor
Order of the Badge of Honor
The Order of the Badge of Honour was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.It was instituted on 25 November 1935 and conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity, for promotion of economic,...
(1976).