Mikhail Devyatyarov

Mikhail Talgatovich Devyatyarov (Russian: Михаи́л Талга́тович Девятья́ров; born 25 February 1959 in Chusovoy) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1992, training at Armed Forces sports society in Perm. He took the gold medal in the 15 km classical and the silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Mikhail Devyatyarov
Country Russia
Born (1959-02-25) 25 February 1959
Chusovoy, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (1982–1984, 1986–1990, 1992)
Individual wins2
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums2
Indiv. starts22
Team starts3
Overall titles0 – (13th in 1988)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Calgary15 km classical
Silver medal – second place1988 Calgary4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1987 Oberstdorf15 km classical

Devyatyarov also won two medals at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 15 km. He has taken two World cup victories.

Devyatyarov's son, Mikhail, Jr., is a retired cross-country skier who won his only World Cup race in the sprint event in Stockholm on 21 March 2007.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
1988 29 Gold 4 25 Silver

World Championships
  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
Year Age 15 km
 classical		 15 km
 freestyle		 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km
relay
1987 28 Bronze — — — Silver
1989 30 34 — 14 — —

World Cup
Season standings
Season Age Overall
1982 23 65
1983 24 27
1984 25 17
1986 27 41
1987 28 17
1988 29 13
1989 30 53
1990 31 38
1992 33 NC

Individual podiums
  • 2 victories
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1982–83 10 February 1983 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Igman, Yugoslavia 15 km Individual World Cup 3rd
2 1982–83 23 March 1984 Soviet Union Murmansk, Soviet Union 15 km Individual World Cup 1st
3 1986–87 15 February 1987 West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany 15 km Individual C World Championships[1] 3rd
4 1987–88 19 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 15 km Individual C Olympic Games[1] 1st

Team podiums
  • 2 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1986–87 17 February 1987 West Germany Oberstdorf, West Germany 4 × 10 km Relay F World Championships[lower-alpha 1] 2nd Batyuk / Smirnov / Sakhnov
2 1987–88 24 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 4 × 10 km Relay F Olympic Games[lower-alpha 1] 2nd Smirnov / Sakhnov / Prokurorov
  1. Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "Athlete : DEVJATIAROV Mickail". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2018.


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