Nikolay Gusakov
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Nordic combined | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1960 Squaw Valley | Individual | |
Nikolay Gusakov (Russian: Никола́й Гусако́в) (1934–1993) was a former Soviet nordic combined skier who won a bronze in the individual event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He also won the nordic combined event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1961.
Gusakov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow and later in Leningrad. He was the first Soviet athlete to win an Olympic medal in the nordic combined and the first one to win the nordic combined event at the Holmenkollen ski festival.
[edit] External links
- FIS Profile (As Nikolai Gusakov)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
