Nikolay Anikin

Nikolai Petrovich Anikin (Russian Николай Петрович Аникин; born January 25, 1932 in Ishim, † November 14, 2009 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA) was a Russian cross country skier who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

His greatest achievement is winning the gold medal with the Soviet 4x10 km relay at the Winter Olympics in 1956. Four years later, two Olympic bronze medals were added, he also won a silver in 1958 World Cup medal. Anikin received in 1957 for his services the Soviet decorations.

Achievements

  • Olympic Winter Games 1956 in Cortina d' Ampezzo: Gold in the relay
  • Olympic Winter Games in 1960 in Squaw Valley: bronze team, bronze over 30 km
  • Nordic World Ski Championships 1958 in Lahti: silver team
Ishim, Tyumen Oblast Duluth (Minnesota) Order of the Badge of Honour 1960 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1958 List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Sulo Nurmela Klaes Karppinen Gunnar Eriksson Urpo Korhonen Fyodor Terentyev Toimi Alatalo Veikko Hakulinen Janne Stefansson Odd Martinsen Yuri Skobov Vasily Pavlovich Rochev Nikolay Zimyatov Thomas Wassberg Benny Kohlberg Gunde Svan Terje Langli Kristen Skjeldal Marco Albarello Giorgio Vanzetta Sture Sivertsen Anders Aukland Frode Estil Fulvio Valbusa Giorgio Di Centa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi Daniel Richardsson Marcus Hellner List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing Per-Erik Hedlund Nils-Joel Englund Veli Saarinen Mikko Husu Lars Bergendahl Eino Olkinuora Sture Grahn Gjermund Eggen Gerhard Grimmer Gert-Dietmar Klause Ove Aunli Alexander Zavyalov Alois Stadlober Markus Gandler Christian Hoffmann Tor Arne Hetland Lars Berger Petter Northug Martin Johnsrud Sundby
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