Anatoly Akentyev

Anatoly Akentyev
Akentyev at the 1966 World Championships
Personal information
Born(1942-02-14)14 February 1942
Nikolaevka, Borovsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died23 April 2023(2023-04-23) (aged 81)
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubCSKA Moscow

Anatoly Vasilyevich Akentyev (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Акентьев; 14 February 1942 – 23 April 2023) was a Soviet cross-country skier who won the 15 km race at the 1967 Holmenkollen Ski Festival. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 15, 30, 50 and 4 × 10 km events and finished 10th–20th individually and fourth in the relay. After retiring from competitions Akentyev became a prominent skiing administrator. He was vice president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1979 and its honorary vice president since 2006. Nationally he headed the Soviet and Russian cross-country skiing teams for 15 years and served as president of the Russian Ski Union from 1996 to 2004.

Akentyev died on 23 April 2023, at the age of 81.

References

  1. ↑ КОНДРАШОВ, Иван; ИСАЕВ (14 February 2017). "Анатолий Акентьев". skisport.ru. Retrieved 29 March 2023. (in Russian)
  2. ↑ Vinnere av Holmenkollrennene. skiforeningen.no
  3. ↑ Anatoly Akentyev. sports-reference.com
  4. ↑ Isayev, Ivan (16 May 2014) Анатолий Акентьев: На кандидатуре Вяльбе в качестве президента ФЛГР нужно поставить крест. skisport.ru
  5. ↑ Умер Анатолий Акентьев … (in Russian)