Dmitri Sokolov (biathlete)

Dmitri Sokolov
Personal information
Born(1924-05-20)20 May 1924
Fadyushino [ru], Yurgamyshsky District, Ural Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(now Kurgan Oblast, Russia)
Died4 July 2009(2009-07-04) (aged 85)
Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
Sport
SportBiathlon
ClubDynamo Ufa
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Biathlon World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1958 Saalfelden 20 km team
Gold medal – first place 1959 Courmayeur 20 km team
Silver medal – second place 1959 Courmayeur 20 km ind.
Silver medal – second place 1961 Umeå 20 km team
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovich and the family name is Sokolov.

Dmitri Petrovich Sokolov (Russian: Дмитрий Петрович Соколов; 20 May 1924 – 4 July 2009) was a Russian biathlon competitor who won one gold and three silver medals at the world championships in 1958–61. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and finished sixth.[1][2]

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