Vladimir Nikitin (skier)

Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin (Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ники́тин; born 14 July 1959) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s, training at Zenit. He won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Vladimir Nikitin
Country	Russia
Born	(1959-07-14) 14 July 1959 (age 66) Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons	6 – (1982–1987)
Indiv. starts	12
Indiv. podiums	0
Team starts	2
Team podiums	2
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (8th in 1983)
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 1982 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay

Nikitin also won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (tied with Norway).

His best individual finish was fourth in the 1983 World Cup event in Canada.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[1]

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1984	24	5	—	—	2nd

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1982	22	—	8	—	1st

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	22	37
1983	23	8
1984	24	38
1985	25	45
1986	26	46
1987	27	47

Team podiums

• 1 victory
• 2 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1981–82	25 February 1982	Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay	World Championships[1]	1st	Batyuk / Burlakov / Zavyalov
2	1983–84	16 February 1984	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 10 km Relay	Olympic Games[1]	2nd	Batyuk / Zavyalov / Zimyatov

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.