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Nikolay Zimyatov

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Nikolay Semyonovich Zimyatov (Russian: Николай Семёнович Зимятов; born 28 June 1955), is a Soviet and Russian cross-country skier. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolay Zimyatov is the 2,188th most popular athlete (down from 1,282nd in 2019), the 2,451st most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,190th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nikolay Zimyatov ranks 2,188 out of 6,025. Before him are Thane Baker, Douglas Lowe, Herb Elliott, Evelin Kaufer, Heikki Ikola, and Nadzeya Ostapchuk. After him are Donovan Bailey, Bärbel Struppert, Nikolay Kruglov, Mae Faggs, Charles Manring, and Marshall Wayne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Nikolay Zimyatov ranks 534. Before him are Peter McNamara, Armin Rohde, Aleksandras Abišala, Naomi Munakata, Bill Laswell, and Jürg Röthlisberger. After him are Patricia Barber, Lisa Banes, Petar Petrov, Noureddine Bouyahyaoui, Grady Booch, and Rita Verdonk.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Zimyatov ranks 2,451 out of 3,761. Before him are Hilarion (1966), Evgeny Lovchev (1949), Rudolf Povarnitsyn (1962), Gennady Yevryuzhikhin (1944), Vladimir Barmin (1909), and Arcadi Volodos (1972). After him are Nikolay Kruglov (1950), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (1991), Alexander Bashlachev (1960), Tugan Sokhiev (1977), Vladimir Vikulov (1946), and Origa (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Nikolay Zimyatov ranks 109. Before him are Igor Nikulin (1960), Olga Mineyeva (1952), Nikolai Puchkov (1930), Valentina Sidorova (1954), Viktor Markin (1957), and Rudolf Povarnitsyn (1962). After him are Nikolay Kruglov (1950), Viktor Rashchupkin (1950), Svetlana Masterkova (1968), Tatyana Lebedeva (1976), Fyodor Simashev (1945), and Yelizaveta Bagryantseva (1929).

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