Vasily Pavlovich Rochev

Vasily Pavlovich Rotschew (Russian Василий Павлович Рочев; born December 22, 1951 in Bakur, Komi ASSR ) is a former Russian cross-country skier who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1970s and early 1980s. He is the father of Vasily Vasilyevich Rotschew and is married to Nina Rotschewa; both are also successful cross-country skier.

At the 1980 Winter Olympics Rotschew won the gold medal with the Soviet 4x10 km relay and was second over 30 km. At the World Championships 1974 he won received silver and bronze medals.

Achievements

  • Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid 1980: Gold in the relay, silver over 30 km
  • Nordic World Ski Championships 1974 in Falun, silver team, bronze over 15km
Komi Republic Lake Placid, New York FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974 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 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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