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Nikolay Puzanov

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Nikolay Puzanov
Personal information
Full nameNikolay Vasilyevich Puzanov
Born(1938-04-07)7 April 1938
Kyshtym, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died2 January 2008(2008-01-02) (aged 69)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSKA St. Petersburg
Olympic Games
Teams2 (1964, 1968)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams6 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969)
Medals4 (1 gold)
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble 4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Hämeenlinna Team event
Silver medal – second place 1965 Elverum 20 km individual
Silver medal – second place 1965 Elverum Team event
Silver medal – second place 1967 Altenberg 4 × 7.5 km relay

Nikolay Vasilyevich Puzanov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Пузанов; 7 April 1938 – 3 January 2008) was a Soviet biathlete.

He was a 4 × 7.5 km relay gold medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

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1 medal (1 gold)

Event Individual Relay
Austria 1964 Innsbruck 10th
France 1968 Grenoble 6th Gold

World Championships

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4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)

Event Individual Team (time) Relay
Finland 1962 Hämeenlinna 4th Gold
Austria 1963 Seefeld 8th
Norway 1965 Elverum Silver Silver
West Germany 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 13th 4th
East Germany 1967 Altenberg 25th Silver
Polish People's Republic 1969 Zakopane 4th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nikolay Puzanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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