Yevgeny Dementyev
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 15 km + 15 km double pursuit | |
| Silver | 2006 Turin | 50 km freestyle mass start | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2007 Sapporo | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 2005 Oberstdorf | 4 x 10 km | |
Yevgeny Dementyev (Russian: Евге́ний Деме́нтьев, born January 17, 1983), is a Russian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, with a gold in the men's 15 km + 15 km pursuit event and a silver in the men's 50 km freestyle mass start.
Dementyev finished 0.8 seconds behind the winner Giorgio di Centa in the 50 km event, the closest margin of victory in Olympic history. This margin of victory eclipsed the previous record of 4.9 seconds set at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo between fellow Swedes Thomas Wassberg and Gunde Svan.
He also won two medals at the 2003 Nordic skiing World Junior Championships with a gold in 10 km and a bronze in the 30 km. Dementyev has two 4x10 km medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2005. His best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 22nd in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in 2005.
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1992: Bjørn Dæhlie * 1994: Bjørn Dæhlie * 1998: Thomas Alsgaard * 2002: Thomas Alsgaard & Frode Estil * 2006: Yevgeny Dementyev
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