Sergey Savelyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sergey Savelyev

Russian cross-country skier

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1948

Place of Birth: Amur Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia

Date of Death: 29-Oct-2005

Profession: cross-country skier

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sergey Petrovich Savelyev (Russian: ?????´? ?????´??? ????´????; December 26, 1948 in Raychikhinsk, Amur Oblast – October 29, 2005 in Moscow ) was a retired Russian cross-country skier who represented the USSR. Savelyev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow.
He won two medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a gold in the 30 km and a bronze in the 4×10 km.
Savelyev also won the 30 km event at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.
Savelyev was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor (1976).