Aleksey Ivanovich Kuznetsov (; 15 August 1929 – 28 March 2003)
was a former
Soviet
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cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training in
Gorodets at
VSS Urozhai. He earned a bronze medal in the
4 x 10 km relay at the
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Valley ...
in
Squaw Valley. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the
Nordic skiing World Championships with a silver in 1954 and a bronze 1962.
Notes
External links
Sports Illustrated medal profile (As Aleksei Kuznetsov)
1929 births
2003 deaths
Olympic cross-country skiers for the Soviet Union
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Soviet male cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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