Yevgeny Belyayev

Yevgeny Prokopievich Belyayev (Russian: Евге́ний Проко́пьевич Беля́ев) (March 20, 1954 - March 15, 2003) was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s and 1980s, representing the Soviet Union at the international level. Belyayev trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad until 1981 and at Dynamo in the same city since then.[1] He won the 15 km silver and the 4 × 10 km relay bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, then followed it with a 4 × 10 km relay gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

Yevgeny Belyayev

Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
	1980 Lake Placid	4 × 10 km relay
	1976 Innsbruck	15 km
	1976 Innsbruck	4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
	1978 Lahti	15 km
	1978 Lahti	50 km

Belyayev also won two silvers at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 15 km and the 50 km.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

• 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1976	21	2nd	—	38	3rd
1980	25	5	11	6	1st

World Championships

• 2 medals – (2 silver)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1978	23	2nd	5	2nd	4

References

1. (in Russian) Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Евгений Беляев", available online
2. "BELJAJEV Evgenij". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

External links

• Evgenij Beljajev at the International Ski Federation
• List of Belyayev's death in 2003
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yevgeny Belyayev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.