Vladimir Nikitin

Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin (; 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.

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).

Olympic Games 1 medal – (1 silver) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 kmrelay 1984 24 5 — — 2nd

World Championships 1 medal – (1 gold) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 kmrelay 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 Oslo, Norway 4 × 10 km Relay World Championships 1st Batyuk / Burlakov / Zavyalov 2 1983–84 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 4 × 10 km Relay Olympic Games 2nd Batyuk / Zavyalov / Zimyatov

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