Ivan Biakov

Ivan Ivanovych Biakov (Russian: Иван Иванович Бяков; 21 September 1944 – 4 November 2009) was a Soviet biathlete.^[3]

Ivan Biakov

Personal information
Full name	Ivan Ivanovych Biakov
Born	(1944-09-21)21 September 1944 Isakovtsy, Kirovo-Chepetsky District, RSFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Died	4 November 2009(2009-11-04) (aged 65) Kyiv, Ukraine
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Olympic Games
Teams	2 (1972, 1976)
Medals	2 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams	2 (1974, 1975)
Medals	0
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo 4 × 7.5 km relay 1976 Innsbruck 4 × 7.5 km relay

At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team. He received another gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.^[1] His second team gold Biakov won with help of French biathlon athlete^[4] Yvon Mougel.

In 1966 Biakov represented the Kazakhstani team at the People's Spartakiad of the Soviet Union in Sverdlovsk (today Yekaterinburg). Since 1974 Biakov lived in Kyiv^[4] and was a director of the Kyiv school of higher sports mastery. In 1992 he was among the founders of the Ukrainian Federation in biathlon becoming its first president.^[5]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[6]

Olympic Games

2 medals (2 gold)

Event	Individual	Relay
1972 Sapporo	12th	Gold
1976 Innsbruck	—	Gold

World Championships

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1974 Minsk	7th	40th	—
1975 Antholz-Anterselva	13th	—	—

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.