Alexander Bolshunov

Alexander Bolshunov
Bolshunov in 2019
Country Russia
Full nameAlexander Alexandrovich Bolshunov
Born (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27)
Podyvotye, Sevsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Ski clubSC Vodnik
World Cup career
Seasons6 – (20172022)
Starts110
Podiums59
Wins28
Overall titles2 – (2020, 2021)
Discipline titles3 – (DI in 2019, 2020, 2021)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
International nordic ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 4 2
World Championships 1 6 1
Total 4 10 3
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 30 km skiathlon
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 50 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing 15 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Team sprint
Representing
 Olympic Athletes from Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang 50 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Individual sprint
Representing  Russian Ski Federation
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Oberstdorf 30 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf 50 km classical
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oberstdorf 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oberstdorf Team sprint
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld 30 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld 50 km freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2019 Seefeld 4 × 10 km relay
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Park City 15 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Park City 30 km skiathlon
Silver medal – second place 2017 Park City Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Râșnov 4 × 5 km relay
Updated on 8 April 2022.

Alexander Alexandrovich Bolshunov (Russian: Александр Александрович Большунов, also tr. Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bolshunov; born 31 December 1996) is a Russian cross-country skier and two-time winner of the 14th and 15th Tour de Ski.[1]

Bolshunov is a nine-time Olympic medalist, three of which are gold, and is also the first male post-Soviet Russian World Cup champion, winning the overall World Cup in 2020 and 2021.