Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Medalists
Table:
Medal

Name

Sport

Event

Gold
Dmitry Vasilyev
Juri Kashkarov
Algimantas Šalna
Sergei Bulygin
Biathlon
Men's 4 x 7,5 km relay

Gold
Nikolay Zimyatov
Cross-country skiing
Men's 30 km

Gold
Elena Valova
Oleg Vasiliev
Figure skating
Pairs

Gold
Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team

Vladislav Tretyak
Zinetula Biljaletdinov
Sergei Chepelev
Nikolai Drozdetski
Viacheslav Fetisov
Aleksandr Gerasimov
Alexei Kasatonov
Andrei Komutov
Vladimir Kovin
Aleksandr Kozhevnikov
Vladimir Krutov
Igor Larionov
Sergei Makarov
Vladimir Myshkin
Vasili Pervukhine
Aleksandr Skvortsov
Sergei Starikov
Igor Stelnov
Viktor Tumenev
Mikhail Vasiliev

Ice hockey
Men's competition

Gold
Sergey Fokichev
Speed skating
Men's 500m

Gold
Igor Malkov
Speed skating
Men's 10,000m

Silver
Aleksandr Zavyalov
Cross-country skiing
Men's 30 km

Silver
Aleksandr Batyuk
Aleksandr Zavyalov
Vladimir Nikitin
Nikolay Zimyatov
Cross-country skiing
Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Silver
Raisa Smetanina
Cross-country skiing
Women's 10 km

Silver
Raisa Smetanina
Cross-country skiing
Women's 20 km

Silver
Natalia Bestemianova
Andrei Bukin
Figure skating
Ice dancing

Silver
Sergey Danilin
Luge
Men's individual

Silver
Yevgeny Belousov
Aleksandr Belyakov
Luge
Men's doubles

Silver
Sergey Khlebnikov
Speed skating
Men's 1000m

Silver
Sergey Khlebnikov
Speed skating
Men's 1500m

Silver
Igor Malkov
Speed skating
Men's 5000m

Bronze
Zintis Ekmanis
Vladimir Aleksandrov
Bobsleigh
Two-man

Bronze
Kira Ivanova
Figure skating
Women's singles

Bronze
Larisa Selezneva
Oleg Makarov
Figure skating
Pairs

Bronze
Marina Klimova
Sergei Ponomarenko
Figure skating
Ice dancing

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Dmitry Vladimirovich Vasilyev ( Russian : Дмитрий Владимирович Васильев ) ( born 8 December 1962 in Leningrad ) is a former Soviet biathlete . At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , Vasilyev won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team , which consisted of himself , Juri Kashkarov , Algimantas Šalna and Sergei Bulygin . He received another gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary . Vasilyev also won a 20 km individual World Cup race in Holmenkollen in the 1982-83 season .
Juri Fyodorovich Kashkarov ( Russian : Юрий Фёдорович Кашкаров ; born 4 December 1963 ) is a former Soviet biathlete .
Algimantas Šalna ( also transliterated Shalna , born 12 September 1959 ) is a former Lithuanian , Soviet biathlete . Šalna won gold medals in World Championships as a relayist in 1983 and 1985 . As a member of the Soviet relay team , he won a Gold Medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics - he was the first Lithuanian-born athlete to win a medal in the Winter Olympics . As an individual he placed fifth in its 10 km competition . He moved to the U.S. in 1991 and coached the U.S. Olympic biathlon teams of 1994 , 1998 , 2002 , and 2006 .
Sergei Ivanovich Bulygin ( Russian : Серге́й Иванович Булы́гин ; born 10 July 1963 ) is a former Soviet biathlete . During his career he won an Olympic gold medal as part of the Soviet Union 4 × 7.5 km relay team in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and 4 gold medals and a silver at the World Championships .
Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of three biathlon events . They were held at the Igman - Veliko Polje . The events began on 11 February and ended on 17 February 1984 .
Nikolay Semyonovich Zimyatov ( Russian : Николай Семёнович Зимятов ; born 28 June 1955 ) , is one of the most successful Soviet/Russian male cross-country skiers . He was the first man in the sport to win three gold medals at a single Winter Olympics , in the 30 km , 50 km and 4 × 10 km relay at the 1980 Lake Placid Games . In the 50 km race he finished two and half minutes ahead of the second place . He also won the 30 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and was awarded Order of Friendship of Peoples that year . At the world championships Zimyatov won only one medal , a silver over 30 km in 1978 . Nationally he collected four Soviet titles : in the 30 km and 4 × 10 km relay in 1978 , and in the 15 and 30 km in 1979 . After retiring from competitions he had a long career as a cross-country skiing coach and prepared the Russian team for the 2002 Olympics . In 1980 he married a fellow international skier Lyubov Sykova .
At the 1984 Winter Olympics eight cross-country skiing events - four each for men and women - were contested . The competitions were held from Thursday , 9 February , to Sunday , 19 February 1984 . The women 's 20 km debuted at these games .
Elena Aleksandrovna Valova ( Russian : Елена Александровна Валова ; born 4 January 1963 ) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union . With partner and then-husband Oleg Vasiliev , she is the 1984 Olympic champion , 1988 Olympic silver medalist , and three-time World Champion ( 1983 , 1985 , 1988 ) . Their coach throughout their career was Tamara Moskvina .
Oleg Kimovich Vasiliev ( Russian : Олег Кимович Васильев ; born 22 November 1959 ) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union . With partner and then-wife Elena Valova , he is the 1984 Olympic champion , 1988 Olympic silver medalist , and three-time World Champion ( 1983 , 1985 , 1988 ) . Their coach throughout their career was Tamara Moskvina . After retiring from competition , Vasiliev became a coach , leading the pair of Tatiana Totmianina / Maxim Marinin to the 2006 Olympic title .
Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place at the Zetra Olympic Hall in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia . Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won gold for Great Britain , receiving twelve perfect scores ( 6.0 ) for artistic impression in the free dance segment of the ice dance competition , a feat that was never matched .
The Soviet national ice hockey team ( Russian : Сборная СССР по хоккею с шайбой ) was the national ice hockey team of the Soviet Union . The team won nearly every world championship and Olympic tournament between 1954 and 1991 and never failed to medal in any International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ) tournament they competed in . After 1991 , the Soviet team competed as the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics and as the Commonwealth of Independent States at the 1992 World Championship . In 1993 , it was replaced by national teams for Belarus , Estonia , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Lithuania , Russia and Ukraine . The IIHF recognized the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia as the successor to the Soviet Union hockey federation and passed its ranking on to Russia . The other national hockey teams were considered new and sent to compete in Pool C. The IIHF Centennial All-Star Team included four Soviet-Russian players out of a team of six : goalie Vladislav Tretiak , defenseman Vyacheslav Fetisov and forwards Valeri Kharlamov and Sergei Makarov who played for the Soviet teams in the 1970s and the 1980s were selected for the team in 2008 .
Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak , MSM ( Russian : Владислав Александрович Третьяк , IPA : [ trʲɪˈtʲjak ] ; born 25 April 1952 ) is a Russian former goaltender for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team . Considered to be one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the sport , he was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation 's ( IIHF ) Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries . He is the current president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and was the general manager of the Russian 2010 Winter Olympic team .
Zinetula Khaidarovich Bill Bilyaletdinov ( Russian : Зинэтула Хайдарович Билялетдинов , Tatar : Зиннәтулла Хәйдәр улы Билалетдинев ; born 13 March 1955 ) is a former Russian ice hockey player of Tatar descent , who competed for the USSR . In 1973-1988 he competed for HC Dynamo Moscow . He won the Russian Championship in season 2005-2006 and consecutive European Champions Cup-2007 , as well as the history 's first KHL Gagarin Cup as a head coach for Ak Bars Kazan . He has been the assistant coach of the Winnipeg Jets in the 1994 and 1995 seasons and served as the assistant coach for the Phoenix Coyotes during the 1996-1997 season . In June 2011 , he was appointed to head coach of the Russian national ice hockey team . As the head coach of the national team , Bilyaletdinov has emphasised defensive discipline . In 2012 , Russia won the 2012 IIHF World Championship in Helsinki . Russia won all its matches of the tournament in regulation time , the first time any team had done so since the Soviet Union in 1989 . After the tournament , star player Alexander Semin praised Bilyaletdinov 's disciplined approach and focus on retaining possession of the puck . He was fired after Russia men 's national ice hockey team was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics .
Sergei Mikhailovich Shepelev ( Russian : Сергей Михайлович Шепелев ) ; born October 13 , 1955 in Nizhny Tagil , Soviet Union ) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League . He played left wing for HC Spartak Moscow . Internationally , he was a member of the USSR national ice hockey team that won the 1981 Canada Cup and the gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . He was named to the 1981 Canada Cup All-Star Team . He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981 .
Nikolai Vladimirovich Drozdetsky ( Russian : Николай Владимирович Дроздецкий , 14 June 1957 - 25 November 1995 ) was a Russian ice hockey right winger . He played for SKA Leningrad in 1974-1979 , then for HC CSKA Moscow from 1979 until part way through the 1986/87 season , when he played again for Leningrad , until 1989 . He finished his career with Borås HC in Sweden , where he played in 1989-1995 . He was named most valuable player of the Soviet elite league in 1984 . He scored 252 goals in 503 league games and 64 goals in 109 international games with the Soviet national team . Drozdetsky played on the Soviet national team in 1981 , 1982 , 1984 , and 1985 , which won the IIHF World Championships in 1981 and 1982 , the Olympic Gold medal in 1984 , the 1981 Canada Cup , and the 1981 , 1982 , and 1985 European championships . He was the top goal scorer at the 1984 Olympics with ten goals in seven games , and also led the Soviet team with 12 points . He died from complications of diabetes .
Viacheslav Alexandrovich Slava Fetisov ( Russian : Вячеслав Александрович Фетисов , Vjačeslav Aleksandrovič Fetisov ; born 20 April 1958 ) is a retired Russian professional ice hockey defenceman . He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 13 seasons before joining the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , where he played with the New Jersey Devils and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings . After retiring from his playing career , he became the assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils . Having a very successful four years , he helped get the team to two Stanley Cup finals and one Stanley Cup victory . Fetisov was instrumental in breaking the barrier that had prevented Soviet players from leaving the Soviet Union to join the NHL . His actions not only resulted in a number of top Soviet players joining the NHL , but encouraged many of the best players from all over Europe to go to North America . Internationally , he was a long-time captain for the Soviet Union national team and is a two-time Olympic champion . In 2002 , Fetisov led the Russian Ice Hockey Olympic team as GM and Head Coach , attaining a bronze medal . Considered one of the best defencemen of all time , he was voted as one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation 's ( IIHF ) Centennial All-Star Team . After retiring as a coach , Fetisov embarked on a political and executive career . After the 2002 Winter Olympics , Russian President Vladimir Putin offered him the position as Minister of Sport , a post he held until 2008 . He is a member of the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the Federation Council representing Primorsky Krai , the founder and chairman of the KHL 's Board of Directors and chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ) Athletes Committee .
Aleksandr Geramisov ( born 19 March 1959 ) is a Soviet ice hockey player . He won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics .
Alexei Viktorovich Kasatonov ( Russian : Алексей Викторович Касатонов ; born 14 October 1959 in Leningrad , Soviet Union ) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman , who was a long-time member of the Soviet Union national ice hockey team .
Andrei Valentinovich Khomutov ( Russian : Андрей Валентинович Хомутов ; born April 21 , 1961 ) is a retired Soviet ice hockey right winger . He was the head coach for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) and Kazakhstan national team during 2010-2011 season . He played for CSKA Moscow ( Red Army team ) from 1979-1990 , then in Switzerland for HC Fribourg-Gottéron from 1990-1998 . He was most valuable player in the Soviet league in 1990 , and also led the league in goals in 1988 . Khomutov played for the Soviet national team from 1981-83 , 1985-87 , and 1989 ; for the Unified team in 1992 , and for Russia in 1993 , and 1995 . He was on the winning side at the 1981 Canada Cup ; the IIHF World Championships in 1981 , 1982 , 1983 , 1986 , 1989 , and 1993 ; and the 1984 , 1988 , and 1992 Winter Olympics .
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kovin ( born June 20 , 1954 in Soviet Union ) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League . He played for Torpedo ( Gorky ) . He competed for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the 1984 Olympic Games where the Soviet team won the gold . He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984 .
Aleksandr Viktorovich Kozhevnikov ( Russian : Александр Викторович Кожевников ; born September 21 , 1958 ) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League . He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow and HC Spartak Moscow . Double-ply Olympic champion ( 1984 and 1988 ) . He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982 . He was born in Penza . Has daughter , Maria .
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Krutov ( Russian : Владимир Евгеньевич Крутов ; 1 June 1960 - 6 June 2012 ) , nicknamed The Tank , was a Soviet hockey forward . Together with Igor Larionov and Sergei Makarov , he was part of the famed KLM Line . He is considered one of the best hockey wingers of the 1980s . For the Soviet Union national team , Krutov won the 1981 Canada Cup , two golds ( 1984 , 1988 ) and one silver ( 1980 ) in the Olympics , and five golds ( 1981 , 1982 , 1983 , 1986 , 1989 ) , one silver ( 1987 ) , and one bronze ( 1985 ) in the World Championships . On the club level , Krutov played for CSKA Moscow from 1978 to 1989 . He was one of the first Soviet players to make the jump to the NHL , doing so with the Vancouver Canucks in 1989 . However , Krutov did not have a successful season , battling homesickness and weight problems , earning the derisive nickname Vlad the Inhaler . Krutov left the NHL after his lone season in North America and played for several clubs in the Swiss and the Swedish minor leagues before retiring to move into coaching . His son Alexei Krutov is a former hockey player who played professionally from 1999 to 2017 . In 2010 , he was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame . Krutov died in a hospital in Moscow on 6 June 2012 , of internal bleeding and liver failure , just five days after his 52nd birthday .
Igor Nikolayevich Larionov ( Russian : Игорь Николаевич Ларионов ; born 3 December 1960 ) is a Russian sports agent and former professional ice hockey player , known as The Professor . Along with Viacheslav Fetisov , he was instrumental in breaking the barrier that kept Soviet players from joining the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He primarily played the centre position . Larionov won three Stanley Cup championships with the Detroit Red Wings ( 1997 , 1998 , 2002 ) and was inducted as a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame on 10 November 2008 . He was also a member of Detroit 's famed Russian Five line .
Sergei Mikhailovich Makarov ( Russian : Серге́й Михайлович Макаров ; born 19 June 1958 ) is a Russian former ice hockey right wing and two-time Olympic gold medalist . He was voted one of six players to the International Ice Hockey Federation 's ( IIHF ) Centennial All-Star Team in a poll conducted by a group of 56 experts from 16 countries .
Vladimir Semenovich Myshkin ( Russian : Владимир Семенович Мышкин ; born June 19 , 1955 ) is a former ice hockey goaltender . He was a goaltender for HC Dynamo Moscow and the Soviet Union national ice hockey team in the 1970s and 1980s .
Vasili Alekseevich Pervukhin ( Russian : Василий Алексеевич Первухин ) ( born January 1 , 1956 in Penza , Soviet Union ) is a Russian former ice hockey player , who competed for the Soviet Union . At the national level he played for Dizelist Penza between 1974 and 1976 , and for HC Dynamo Moscow between 1976 and 1989 . At the Olympics , Pervuhkin earned a Silver Medal in 1980 and a Gold in 1984 .
Alexander Vikentyevich Skvortsov ( Russian : Александр Викентьевич Скворцов ) ( August 28 , 1954 - February 4 , 2020 ) was a Russian ice hockey player , who competed for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the Olympic Games . Skvortsov scored 2 goals during the 1980 games en route to a silver medal , and scored 4 goals in the 1984 games as the Soviets won the gold . He was also a three-time world champion with the Soviet national team .
Sergei Viktorovich Starikov ( Russian : Серге́й Ви́кторович Ста́риков ) ( born December 4 , 1958 in Chelyabinsk , Soviet Union ) is a Russian ice hockey coach , who competed as defenseman for the Soviet national team . Sergei Starikov won 9 national titles in the Soviet Union . Participating in 3 Olympic Tournaments , Sergei won 2 Gold and 1 Silver medal . He would appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated , becoming one of the first Soviet players to wear an NHL uniform when he joined the New Jersey Devils in 1989 along with his friend and defensive partner from the Soviet team , Viacheslav Fetisov . He made his NHL debut on October 5 , 1989 . He lives in New Jersey and currently is an instructor at ProSkate Ice Rink . Sergei currently coaches Barys of the KHL in Kazakhstan . Sergei just signed a one-year deal to be an assistant coach with HC Sibir Novosibirsk , a Russian hockey team in the KHL .
Igor Anatolievich Stelnov ( Russian : Игорь Анатольевич Стельнов Igor Styelnov ) ( b. February 12 , 1963 in Moscow , Soviet Union - d. March 24 , 2009 in Moscow , Russia ) was an ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League . He played for HC CSKA Moscow . He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984 . Olympic and World champion . 8-times champion of USSR ( 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1988 , 1989 , 1990 ) . On the international stage , Stelnov won two golds ( 1984 , 1988 ) in the Olympics , and one gold ( 1986 ) and one silver ( 1987 ) in the World Championships . Stelnov died on March 24 , 2009 after a long illness .
Viktor Nikolaevich Tyumenev ( June 1 , 1957 - August 2 , 2018 ) was a Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League . He played for HC Spartak Moscow and Krylya Sovetov Moscow . He also played for the Soviet team during the 1979 Challenge Cup against the NHL All-Stars . He was born in Moscow , Soviet Union . He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982 .
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vasiliev ( born June 8 , 1962 in Elektrougli , Soviet Union ) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League . He played for Torpedo Yaroslavl and HC CSKA Moscow in the Soviet Union , and for HC Selva , EV Bozen 84 , AS Mastini Varese Hockey and HC Bolzano in Italy . He played for a season ( 1997-98 ) in Denmark for Rødovre IK , too . He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983 .
The men 's ice hockey tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia , was the 15th Olympic Championship . The Soviet Union won its sixth gold medal . Games were held mostly in the arena portion of the Olympic Hall Zetra , with some played in the arena portion of the Skenderija Olympic Hall . The IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time . Nations that did not participate in the Sarejevo Olympics were invited to compete in the Thayer Tutt Trophy .
Sergey Rostislavovich Fokichev ( Russian : Серге́й Ростиславович Фокичев ) ( born 4 February 1963 in Cherepovets ) is a former Russian speed skater who represented the USSR at the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo , where he won the 500 m. He trained at VSS Trud and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow . He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1984 .
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February . Nine events were contested at Zetra Ice Rink .
Igor Alekseyevich Malkov ( Russian : И́горь Алексе́евич Малко́в ) ( born 9 February 1965 in Pervouralsk , Russian SFSR ) is a former speedskater . Igor Malkov trained at VSS Trud in Sverdlovsk . Skating for the USSR , he became Olympic 10,000 m Champion at the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo , only 0.05 seconds ahead of Tomas Gustafson , becoming the youngest male Olympic champion in the history of Olympic speed skating at an age of 19 years and 9 days . ( The youngest female Olympic speedskater winner is American Anne Henning , who won the 500 m in 1972 at the age of 16 . ) Earlier at those Olympics , he had lost the 5,000 m race by only 0.02 seconds to Gustafson . Before that , during the same winter , Malkov had sent shock waves into the speed skating world when he skated 13:54.81 on the 10,000 m , thus becoming the first to break the 14 minutes barrier ( and almost 30 seconds ahead of the time set by then-current world record holder Gustafson ) during the Christmas races at Medeu in December 1983 . However , this time was never recognised as a world record by the International Skating Union . He set a new , official , world record later the same season , when he finished in a time of 14:21.51 at Medeo in March 1984 , almost 30 seconds behind his personal best . His official world record would last for almost two years ( until broken by Geir Karlstad on 16 February 1986 ) and his internationally unrecognised record was unbroken for four years ( until broken by , again , Geir Karlstad , on 4 December 1987 ) . The following seasons were not so good for Malkov , and he quit top skating after the 1988 season , although he made one more appearance at the Soviet Allround Championships of 1990 . Malkov was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples in 1984 .
Alexander Alexandrovich Zavyalov ( Russian : Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Завья́лов ; born June 2 , 1955 ) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1980s , training at Armed Forces sports society . He won a bronze in the 50 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , New York and two silvers at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo ( 30 km , 4 × 10 km relay ) . Zavyalov won the Cross-Country World Cup in the 1982-83 season . Zavyalov also won two medals at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay ( tied with Oddvar Brå ) and a silver in the 15 km . Zavyalov graduated from Smolensk Institute of Physical Culture ( 1978 ) . He was awarded Order of Lenin in 1983 .
Oleksandr Mykhailovych Batyuk ( Russian : Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Батю́к ; born January 14 , 1960 ) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s , training at Dynamo in Chernihiv . He won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . He is a member of the Ski Federation of Ukraine and the only Olympian of the federation who received medal at Olympics . Batyuk also won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1982 ( tied with Norway ) and a silver in 1987 . His best individual finish was sixth twice in the World Cup ( 1984 , 1986 ) . He was born in Chernihiv , Soviet Union . [ citation needed ]
Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin ( Russian : Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ники́тин ; born July 14 , 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 .
Raisa Petrovna Smetanina ( Russian : Раиса Петровна Сметанина ; born 29 February 1952 ) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skiing champion . Smetanina is an ethnic Komi . She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals ( Stefania Belmondo being the second , Marit Bjørgen the third , and Ireen Wüst the fourth ) . Smetanina took part in five Olympics , representing the Soviet team four times and the Unified Team once . In particular , Smetanina won two gold and one silver medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics , becoming the most successful athlete there , along with Rosi Mittermaier of West Germany . In the 1992 Winter Olympics , at the age of thirty-nine , Smetanina won a further gold medal competing for the Unified Team in the 4 × 5 km relay , becoming the first woman to win ten Winter Olympic medals and at that time the oldest woman to win a Winter Olympic gold . Smetanina also had successes at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships , winning four golds ( 20 km ( 1982 ) , and 4 × 5 km relay ( 1974 , 1985 , and 1991 ) , three silvers ( 10 km ( 1978 ) , and 4 × 5 km relay ( 1982 , 1989 ) ) , and four bronzes ( 4 × 5 km relay ( 1978 ) , 5 km ( 1974 , 1978 ) , and 20 km ( 1980 ) ) . She also won three times at the Holmenkollen ski festival , once in the 10 km ( 1975 ) and twice in the 5 km ( 1975 and 1979 ) . In 1979 , Smetanina received the Holmenkollen medal ( shared with Erik Håker and Ingemar Stenmark ) . She was also awarded Order of Friendship of Peoples ( 1984 ) .
Natalia Filimonovna Bestemianova or Bestemyanova ( Russian : Наталья Филимоновна Бестемьянова , born 6 January 1960 ) is a Russian ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union . With her partner Andrei Bukin , she is the 1988 Olympic Champion , 1984 Olympic silver medalist , four-time World champion , three-time World silver medalist , and five-time European champion .
Andrei Anatolievich Bukin ( Russian : Андрей Анатольевич Букин , born 10 June 1957 ) is a Russian former ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union in his competitive career . With his partner Natalia Bestemianova , he is the 1988 Olympic Champion , 1984 Olympic silver medalist , four-time World champion , three-time World silver medalist , and five-time European champion .
Sergey Danilin ( born 1 January 1960 ) was a Soviet luger who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s . Competing in four Winter Olympics , he earned the silver medal in the men 's singles event at Sarajevo in 1984 . Danilin also won a complete medals in the men 's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1981 , a silver in 1983 , and a bronze in 1987 . He also won a pair of bronze medals in the mixed team event ( 1989 , 1990 ) . Danilin also won two medals in the men 's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1986 and a silver in 1982 . His best finish in the overall men 's singles Luge World Cup was second twice ( 1981-2 , 1982-3 ) . Danilin married fellow Soviet luger Nadejda Danilina in 1986 .
Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track . The competition took place between February 9 and February 12 , 1984 .
Yevgeny Vladimirovich Belousov ( Russian : Евгений Владимирович Белоусов ; born May 26 , 1962 ) was a Soviet luger who competed in the mid to late 1980s . Competing in two Winter Olympics , he won the silver medal in the men 's doubles event at Sarajevo in 1984 . Belousov also won a bronze in the mixed team event at the 1989 FIL World Luge Championships in Winterberg , West Germany . At the FIL European Luge Championships , he won two medals in the men 's doubles event with a gold in 1986 and a bronze in 1988 . Belousov won the overall Luge World Cup men 's doubles title in 1987-8 .
Aleksandr Belyakov ( born June 26 , 1962 ) was a Soviet luger who competed in the mid-1980s . Competing in two Winter Olympics , he won the silver medal in the men 's doubles event at Sarajevo in 1984 . Belyakov also won a bronze in the mixed team event at the 1989 FIL World Luge Championships in Winterberg , West Germany . At the FIL European Luge Championships , he won two medals in the men 's doubles event with a gold in 1986 and a bronze in 1988 . Belyakov won the overall Luge World Cup men 's doubles title in 1987-8 .
Sergey Anatolevich Khlebnikov ( Russian : Серге́й Анатольевич Хлебников , 28 August 1955 - 12 June 1999 ) was a Russian speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 and the 1984 Winter Olympics . He was born in Sortavala and died in Moscow by drowning in the Mitinskoe pond . An oak of a man , the Western press described him as a tank and a typical product of communism .
Zintis Ekmanis , born May 17 , 1958 ) is a former Latvian bobsledder who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s . Competing in four Winter Olympics , he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at Sarajevo in 1984 . Ekmanis also won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1985 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia . During the Bobsleigh World Cup of 1986-7 , he finished third in the two-man event .
Vladimir Aleksandrov ( born February 7 , 1958 ) is a Soviet bobsledder who competed in the early 1980s . He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo .
Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track on the mountain of Trebević between February 10-18 , 1984 . This was the first time that Yugoslavia entered bobsleigh teams , and did so as hosts . Chinese Taipei and Soviet Union also entered bob teams for the first time . The two events also saw the Swede , Carl-Erik Eriksson compete in the Games for the sixth time and the age of 53 . The German Democratic Republic dominated events and won Gold & Silver in both disciplines , with Wolfgang Hoppe and Dietmar Schauerhammer winning Golds in both events .
Kira Valentinovna Ivanova ( Russian : Кира Валентиновна Иванова ; 10 January 1963 - 18 December 2001 ) was a Soviet Russian figure skater . She was the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist , the 1985 World silver medalist , a four-time European silver medalist , and a three-time Soviet national champion .
Larisa Yurievna Selezneva ( Russian : Лариса Юрьевна Селезнёва ; born September 12 , 1963 in Leningrad ) is a Russian former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union . With partner and husband Oleg Makarov , she is the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist , 1985 World silver medalist , 1988 World bronze medalist , and two-time European champion ( 1987 , 1989 ) . They were coached by Igor Moskvin .
Oleg Vitalyevich Makarov ( Russian : Оле́г Вита́льевич Мака́ров ; born October 22 , 1962 in Leningrad ) is a Russian former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union . With partner Larisa Selezneva , he is the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist , 1985 World silver medalist , 1988 World bronze medalist , and two-time European Champion ( 1987 , 1989 ) . They were coached by Igor Moskvin .
Marina Vladimirovna Klimova ( Russian : Марина Владимировна Климова ; born 28 July 1966 ) is a former competitive ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union and the Unified Team . With skating partner and husband Sergei Ponomarenko , she is the 1992 Olympic champion , the 1988 Olympic silver medalist , the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist , a three-time World champion , and a four-time European champion .
Sergei Vladilenovich Ponomarenko ( Russian : Серге́й Владиленович Пономаренко ; born October 6 , 1960 ) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union and the Unified team . With skating partner and wife Marina Klimova , he is the 1992 Olympic champion , 1988 Olympic silver medalist , 1984 Olympic bronze medalist , three-time World champion , and four-time European champion .