Mikhail Pryakin

Soviet Olympic Nordic combined skier
Mikhail Pryakin
Pryakin at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
BornOctober 3, 1935 (1935-10-03) (age 88)[1]
Tambov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportNordic combined

Mikhail Maksimovich Pryakin (Russian: Михаил Максимович Пряхин, born October 3, 1935) was a former Soviet Nordic combined skier. He competed most notably at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Sqaw Valley, California where he finished in 12th place.[2]

Pryakin won two national titles in the Nordic combined, and was a member of the Soviet national team in 1957–1965. In retirement he worked as a skiing coach in Moscow.[1]

Notable competitions

  • 1960 Winter Olympics – Nordic combined – 12th place
  • 1964 Winter Olympics – Nordic combined – DNS [3]

References

  1. ^ a b 80 лет Михаилу Пряхину. skijumpingrus.ru
  2. ^ "Mikhail Pryakin". Sports Reference. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Mikhail Pryakin". Olympic Data Project. Olympic Data Project. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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