Vladimir Alikin

Vladimir Alexandrovich Alikin (Template:Langx; born 10 May 1957) is a Soviet former biathlete.^[1]

Life and career

Alikin was born in the village of Dolgy Mot near the settlement of Novoilyinsky in the Nytvensky District of the Perm Oblast. He began cross-country skiing in 1969 at Children and Youth Sport School and biathlon in 1977. From 1979 he trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Alikin won a gold medal with the USSR relay team and he also won a silver medal in the sprint event. In the World Championships he has four medals: bronze in 10 km sprint in 1982, and three relay bronze medals in 1979, 1981, and 1982. He also won the 1980 Biathlon World Cup in 10 km sprint and USSR Championships in the same event.^[2]

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[3]

2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
Template:Flagicon 1980 Lake Placid	8th	Silver	Gold

4 medals (4 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
Template:Flagicon 1979 Ruhpolding	8th	4th	Bronze
Template:Flagicon 1981 Lahti	24th	15th	Bronze
Template:Flagicon 1982 Minsk	13th	Bronze	Bronze

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

1 victory (1 In)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1980–81 1 victory (1 In)	28 January 1981	Template:Flagicon Ruhpolding	20 km individual	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

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