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Vladimir Smirnov

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Vladimir Mikhaylovich Smirnov (Russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Смирно́в; born 7 March 1964) is a Kazakh former cross-country skier of Russian descent who raced from the 1982 until 1991 for the USSR and, later, for Kazakhstan. He is the first Olympic champion from independent Kazakhstan and the most decorated Olympian in history of Kazakhstan. He is also a vice president of the International Biathlon Union. Smirnov is a former member of International Olympic Committee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Smirnov is the 76th most popular skier (up from 81st in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 62nd in 2019) and the most popular Kazakhstani Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Vladimir Smirnov ranks 76 out of 817. Before him are Janica Kostelić, Anja Pärson, Vegard Ulvang, Torgeir Brandtzæg, Anders Haugen, and Elis Wiklund. After him are François Bonlieu, Jouko Törmänen, Christine Goitschel, Pavel Kolchin, Aulis Kallakorpi, and Nils Karlsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Vladimir Smirnov ranks 246. Before him are Maxim Kontsevich, Mauro Gianetti, Lauren Vélez, Sebastiano Rossi, David Spade, and Néstor Gorosito. After him are Oleg Kononenko, Emmanuel Lubezki, Nicole, Muharrem İnce, Andrea Montermini, and Mihoko Iwaya.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Vladimir Smirnov ranks 55 out of 193. Before him are Dariga Nazarbayeva (1963), Oleg Bryjak (1960), Kulyash Baiseitova (1912), Alexander Volkov (1891), Veniamin Soldatenko (1939), and Nurlan Balgimbayev (1947). After him are Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (1944), Daniyal Akhmetov (1954), Timur Bekmambetov (1961), Alexander Kazantsev (1906), Ruslan Aushev (1954), and Lev Rokhlin (1947).

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Among SKIERS In Kazakhstan

Among skiers born in Kazakhstan, Vladimir Smirnov ranks 1. After him are Zinaida Amosova (1950), Nikolay Chebotko (1982), Alexey Poltoranin (1987), and Yuliya Galysheva (1992).

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