Igor Badamshin

Igor Gayniachmetovich Badamshin (Russian: Игоръ Гайниахметович Бадамшин) (June 12, 1966 – January 24, 2014) was a Soviet/Russia cross-country skier who competed from 1989 to 1997. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and earned his best individual finishes of 5th twice at the world championships (1989: 50 km, 1993: 30 km).

Igor Badamshin
Country Russia
Born(1966-06-12)June 12, 1966
Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union
DiedJanuary 24, 2014(2014-01-24) (aged 47)
Wisconsin, United States
World Cup career
Seasons19891997
Individual wins0
Team wins1
Indiv. podiums1
Team podiums7
Indiv. starts45
Team starts8
Overall titles0 – (15th in 1990)
Discipline titles0

Badamashin's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 14th at the 50 km event in 1994. His best finish was second place three times, earning it once in 1989 and twice in 1996.

In his later years, Badamshin resided with his wife, triple Olympic champion Nina Gavrylyuk, in the American state of Wisconsin. He died at age of 47 in 2014, after suffering a heart attack.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km   Pursuit   30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1994272614

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km  15 km
 classical 
 15 km
 freestyle 
 Pursuit  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
198922N/AN/A5
1991248N/AN/A135
19932631N/AN/A26533Bronze
199528N/AN/A26

Season standings

 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Sprint
19892218N/AN/A
19902315N/AN/A
19912423N/AN/A
199225NCN/AN/A
19932618N/AN/A
19942737N/AN/A
19952880N/AN/A
19962958N/AN/A
199730NCNC

Individual podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1989–90 17 December 1989 Canmore, Canada50 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 7 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1988–89 5 March 1989 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndSmirnov / Sakhnov / Prokurorov
212 March 1989 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stSakhnov / Prokurorov / Smirnov
3 1989–90 1 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndProkurorov / Botvinov / Smirnov
416 March 1990 Vang, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdGolubev / Botvinov / Smirnov
5 1990–91 1 March 1991 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBotvinov / Plaksunov / Prokurorov
6 1992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]3rdKirilov / Prokurorov / Botvinov
75 March 1993 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndVorobyov / Prokurorov / Botvinov

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. Умер там, где любил проводить время (in Russian)
  2. "Athlete : BADAMSHIN Igor". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2018.


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