Vyacheslav Vedenin

Vyacheslav Vedenin
Vedenin in 2007
Personal information
Full nameVyacheslav Petrovich Vedenin
Born1 October 1941 (1941-10)
Sloboda, Tula Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died22 October 2021(2021-10-22) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russia
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubDynamo Moscow
Coached byPavel Kolchin
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble 50 km
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo 30 km
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo 4×10 km
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo 50 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Vysoké Tatry 30 km
Gold medal – first place 1970 Vysoké Tatry 4×10 km
Silver medal – second place 1970 Vysoké Tatry 50 km

Vyacheslav Petrovich Vedenin (Russian: Вячесла́в Петро́вич Веденин; 1 October 1941 – 22 October 2021) was a Soviet cross-country skier. His silver medal over 50 km was the only medal won by a Soviet male skier at the 1968 Olympics. He also won a gold and bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Vyacheslav Vedenin. sports-reference.com