Vladimir Kuzin
Cross-country skiing, Olympic athlete
1930 – 2007
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Who was Vladimir Kuzin?
Vladimir Semyonovich Kuzin was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at Dynamo in Leningrad. Born in Lampozhnya, Arkhangelsk Oblast, he earned a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He also finished 5th in the 30 km event in those same Olympics.
Kuzin's best successes were at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, where he earned two golds.
In 1957 he was awarded Order of Lenin. He defended a dissertation for the Candidate of Biological Science degree.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1930
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Russia
- Died
- Oct 5, 2007
Moscow
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on July 23, 2013
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