Vladimir Sakhnov


Vladimir Nikolaevich Sakhnov is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who raced from 1983 to 1989. Sakhnov trained at Armed Forces sports society in Alma-Ata. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary; his best individual Winter Olympics finish was a fourth in the 30 km event in 1984.
Sakhnov also won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. His best individual finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was a sixth place in the 50 km event at those same championships.
Sakhnov's best career finish was second in two World Cup events.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

Year Age 15 km
classical 		15 km
freestyle 		30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
198523——8—
198725——6Silver
198927—12—245

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1983–84 10 March 1984 Oslo, Norway50 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
2 1985–86 14 February 1986 Oberstdorf, West Germany50 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1986–87 17 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Championships2ndBatyuk / Smirnov / Devyatyarov
2 1986–87 8 March 1987 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndBatyuk / Uschkalenko / Prokurorov
3 1987–88 24 February 1988 Calgary, Canada4 × 10 km Relay FOlympic Games2ndSmirnov / Devyatyarov / Prokurorov
4 1988–89 5 March 1989 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndBadamshin / Smirnov / Prokurorov
5 1988–89 12 March 1989 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stBadamshin / Prokurorov / Smirnov

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.