Dmitri Sokolov (biathlete)

Dmitri Sokolov
Personal information
Born(1924-05-20)20 May 1924
Fadyushino, Yurgamyshsky District, Ural Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(now Kurgan Oblast, Russia)
Died4 July 2009(2009-07-04) (aged 85)
Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russia
Sport
SportBiathlon
ClubDynamo Ufa
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Biathlon World Championships
1958 Saalfelden 20 km team
1959 Courmayeur 20 km team
1959 Courmayeur 20 km ind.
1961 Umeå 20 km team
In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovich and the family name is Sokolov.

Dmitri Petrovich Sokolov (Russian: Дмитрий Петрович Соколов; 20 May 1924 – 4 July 2009) was a Russian biathlon competitor who won one gold and three silver medals at the world championships in 1958–61. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and finished sixth.

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