Nikolay Vasilyevich Puzanov (; 7 April 1938 – 3 January 2008) was a

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. He was a 4 × 7.5 km relay

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at the

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Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 gold)''

World Championships

''4 medals (1 gold, 3 silver)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The team (time) event was removed in 1965, whilst the relay was added in 1966.''

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* 1938 births 2008 deaths Soviet male biathletes Biathletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Biathlon World Championships medalists People from Kyshtym Burials at Serafimovskoe Cemetery {{USSR-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub