Rinnat Safin

Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin (Russian: Риннат Ибрагимович Сафин; 29 August 1940 – 22 October 2014) was a Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.[1]

Rinnat Safin

Personal information
Full name	Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin
Born	29 August 1940 Bolshiye Yaki, Zelenodolsky, Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union
Died	22 October 2014 (aged 74) Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	Dinamo Leningrad
Olympic Games
Teams	1 (1972)
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	5 (1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973)
Medals	6 (4 gold)
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo 4 × 7.5 km relay World Championships 1969 Zakopane 4 × 7.5 km relay 1970 Östersund 4 × 7.5 km relay 1971 Hämeenlinna 4 × 7.5 km relay 1973 Lake Placid 4 × 7.5 km relay 1967 Altenberg 4 × 7.5 km relay 1969 Zakopane 20 km individual

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 gold)

Event	Individual	Relay
1972 Sapporo	19th	Gold

World Championships

6 medals (4 gold, 2 silver)

Event	Individual	Relay
1967 Altenberg	4th	Silver
1969 Zakopane	Silver	Gold
1970 Östersund	15th	Gold
1971 Hämeenlinna	5th	Gold
1973 Lake Placid	—	Gold

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

1. "Profile: Rinnat Safin". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
2. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 13 July 2015.