
Aliaksei Ivanou ( be, Аляксей Іваноў, russian: Алексей Иванов) (born 17 May 1980) is a
Belarus
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ian
cross-country skier
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who has competed swince 2004. At the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
Vancouver
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, he finished 45th in the 50 km, 48th in the 30 km mixed pursuit, and 60th in the 15 km events.
Iavnou's best finish at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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was 13th in the 4 x 10 km relay at
Sapporo
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in
2007
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while his best individual finish was 36th in the 50 km event at those sam championships.
His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at
Norway
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in 2009 while his best individual finish was 42nd in a 30 km event at
France
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in 2006.
References
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1980 births
Belarusian male cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Living people
Olympic cross-country skiers of Belarus
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