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| Full name | Vladimir Mikhaylovich Barnashov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1951-02-26)26 February 1951 (age 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Omsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 (1978,1979,1981,1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 5 (1977/78–1981/82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual victories | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Individual podiums | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladimir Mikhaylovich Barnashov (Russian:Владимир Михайлович Барнашов; born 26 February 1951) is a Soviet formerbiathlete.
Barnashov was born in the village of Ryazany,Muromtsevsky District,Omsk Oblast[2]
He trained atDynamo sports society[3] and was a member of the USSR National Biathlon Team from 1977.[2] At the1980 Olympics inLake Placid he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team. He was also a bronze medalist in the USSR 4 × 7.5 km relay team at the 1979, 1981 and 1982Biathlon World Championships. In the overallWorld Cup he came third overall in the1978–79 season behindKlaus Siebert andFrank Ullrich.
He was a coach of the USSR National Biathlon Team between 1984 and 1992,[2] training six Olympic Champions in biathlon and becoming the Honoured Trainer of the USSR in 1988.[4]
Barnashov graduated from Omsk State Institute for Physical Culture in 1980[4] and is currently head coach of Russian biathlon team.
Barnashov was awarded theOrder of the Badge of Honour in 1980, and in 1988 he received theMedal "For Labour Valour".[4] Between 1992 and 1998 Barnashov was the head coach of theCroatian National Cross-Country Skiing Team.[2]
He was also awarded theMedal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class (October 21, 2010), for the successful preparation of the athletes who achieved high sport achievements at the XXI Olympic Winter Games of 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.
Barnashov has also been given the honorary sports titles of Honored Master of Sports, Honored coach of the USSR and Honoured Coach of Russia.
All results are sourced from theInternational Biathlon Union.[5]
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1980 Lake Placid | 7th | — | Gold |
3 medals (3 bronze)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Relay |
|---|---|---|---|
 1978 Hochfilzen | 10th | 4th | 4th |
 1979 Ruhpolding | 16th | 24th | Bronze |
 1981 Lahti | 13th | — | Bronze |
 1982 Minsk | 25th | 6th | Bronze |
2 victories (1 In, 1 Sp)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 1 victory (1 Sp) | 2 April 1978 | Sodankylä | 10 km sprint | Biathlon World Cup |
| 1978–79 1 victory (1 In) | 23 January 1979 |  Antholz-Anterselva | 20 km individual | Biathlon World Cup |
