Home › People › Nordic combined skier › Valeriy Kapaev

Valeriy Kapaev

1954 – 1979

Soviet Nordic combined skier

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Valeriy Kapaev

Lived 1954 – 1979 (aged 24). Valeriy Kapaev was a Russian nordic combined skier.

Valeriy Vasilyevich Kopayev ; (15 July 1954 – 29 June 1979) was a Soviet Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1970s. He finished seventh in the Nordic combined event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

E-book
Audio
Video

Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born

15 July 1954, Kurkijoki

Birth century

20th century

Died

29 June 1979, Saint Petersburg

Occupation

Nordic combined skier

Nationality

Soviet Union

Also known as

Valeriy Vasilevich Kopayev

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Valeriy Kapaev's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Valeriy Kapaev?

Soviet Nordic combined skier (1954–1979)

When was Valeriy Kapaev born?

Valeriy Kapaev was born on 15 July 1954 in Kurkijoki.

When did Valeriy Kapaev die?

Valeriy Kapaev died on 29 June 1979 in Saint Petersburg.

What was Valeriy Kapaev's occupation?

Valeriy Kapaev was a nordic combined skier.

What nationality was Valeriy Kapaev?

Valeriy Kapaev was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Valeriy Kapaev

· Wikidata: Q7911438

· DBpedia: Valeriy Kopayev

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Valeriy Kapaev. https://biography.guide/valeriy-kapaev/

MLA: "Valeriy Kapaev." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/valeriy-kapaev/.

Chicago: "Valeriy Kapaev." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/valeriy-kapaev/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:01 UTC