Yevgeny Belyayev

Yevgeny Prokopievich Belyayev (March 20, 1954 – March 15, 2003) was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s and 1980s, representing the Soviet Union at the international level. Belyayev trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad until 1981 and at Dynamo in the same city since then. He won the 15 km silver and the 4 × 10 km relay bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, then followed it with a 4 × 10 km relay gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

Belyayev also won two silvers at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 15 km and the 50 km.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 kmrelay 1976 21 2nd — 38 3rd 1980 25 5 11 6 1st

World Championships 2 medals – (2 silver) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 kmrelay 1978 23 2nd 5 2nd 4