Nikolay Sergeyevich Chebotko (, 25 October 1982 – 24 January 2021) was a

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i cross-country skier who competed from 2000, until his death. His best individual World Cup finish was fourth in a sprint event in

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in 2013. Chebotko also competed in four

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, earning his best finish of fifth in the

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event at

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. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is bronze medal at Team sprint

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. Chebotko died in a car accident near Borovoye on 24 January 2021.

Career highlights

;FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Medals :2013 – Val di Fiemme 3rd, team freestyle sprint (with Poltoranin) ;Universiade :2003 – Tarvisio 1st, freestyle sprint :2005 – Innsbruck/Seefeld 2nd, 10 km freestyle :2007 –

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1st, freestyle sprint ;Asian Winter Games :2003 – Aomori 2nd, 4×10 km relay :2007 –

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1st, 4×10 km relay :2011 –

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1st, team freestyle sprint (with Poltoranin) :2011 –

1st, 4×10 km relay (with Cherepanov / Poltoranin / Velichko) :2011 –

2nd, classical sprint :2011 –

2nd, 10 km classical individual :2011 –

3rd, 15 km freestyle ;World Cup podiums :2013 –

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1st, team freestyle sprint (with Volotka) :2013 –

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2nd, team classical sprint (with Poltoranin) ;Stage World Cup podiums :2008 –

2nd, freestyle sprint ( Tour de Ski) :2008 – Nove Mesto 3rd, 15 km classical ( Tour de Ski) :2009 – Val di Fiemme 3rd, 20 km classical mass start ( Tour de Ski)

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* * * 1982 births 2021 deaths Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Kazakhstani male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Kazakhstan Asian Games medalists in cross-country skiing Cross-country skiers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Cross-country skiers at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan FISU World University Games silver medalists for Kazakhstan Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2003 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2005 Winter Universiade Cross-country skiers at the 2007 Winter Universiade Road incident deaths in Kazakhstan 21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen Sportspeople from Akmola Region {{Kazakhstan-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub