Anatoli Šmigun (born on 5 December 1952 in

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, Chelyabinsk Oblast) is a cross-ski coach and former cross-skier. He is the father of cross-skiers

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and

Katrin Šmigun Katrin Šmigun (born 21 October 1979) is an Estonian cross-country skier. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics. Her sister is cross-country skier Kristina Šmigun-Vähi Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (born 23 February ...

. 1977-1982 he won 7 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal in Estonian Skiing Championships. 1982-1986 he was All-Union coach of

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. Awards: * 1998:

Estonian Coach of the Year The Estonian Coach of the Year is chosen annually each December, since 1988. The winner is voted by a group of sports journalists, public, and sports associations. Skiing coach Mati Alaver has won the award a record five times. List of award wi ...

* 2006: Estonian Coach of the Year * 2006:

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, III class.

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Living people 1952 births Estonian sports coaches Estonian people of Russian descent {{Estonia-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub