Algimantas Šalna, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Algimantas Šalna

Lithuanian biathlete

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1959

Place of Birth: Ignalina District Municipality, Utena County, Lithuania

Profession: biathlete, biathlon coach

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Algimantas Šalna (also transliterated Shalna, born 12 September 1959) is a former Lithuanian, Soviet biathlete. Šalna won gold medals in World Championships as a relayist in 1983 and 1985.
As a member of the Soviet relay team, he won a Gold Medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics – he was the first Lithuanian-born athlete to win a medal in the Winter Olympics.
As an individual he placed fifth in its 10 km competition.
He moved to the U.S.
in 1991 and coached the U.S.
Olympic biathlon teams of 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006.