Oleksandr Mykhailovych Batyuk (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Миха́йлович Батю́к; born 14 January 1960) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s, training at Dynamo in Chernihiv. He won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He is a member of the Ski Federation of Ukraine and the only Olympian of the federation who received medal at Olympics.[1]
| Oleksandr Batyuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1960 Chernihiv, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1982–1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (13th in 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Batyuk also won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in 1982 (tied with Norway) and a silver in 1987.
His best individual finish was sixth twice in the World Cup (1984, 1986).
He was born in Chernihiv, Soviet Union.[citation needed]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
edit- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 24 | 10 | — | 16 | Silver |
| 1988 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — |
World Championships
edit- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | 5 | — | 4 | Gold |
| 1985 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
| 1987 | 27 | 8 | — | — | Silver |
World Cup
editSeason standings
edit| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22 | 25 |
| 1983 | 23 | 13 |
| 1984 | 24 | 26 |
| 1985 | 25 | 15 |
| 1986 | 26 | 37 |
| 1987 | 27 | 14 |
| 1988 | 28 | 36 |
Team podiums
edit- 1 victory
- 4 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 25 February 1982 |  Oslo, Norway |
4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Nikitin / Burlakov / Zavyalov |
| 2 | 1983–84 | 16 February 1984 |  Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
4 × 10 km Relay | Olympic Games[1] | 2nd | Zavyalov / Nikitin / Zimyatov |
| 3 | 1986–87 | 17 February 1987 |  Oberstdorf, West Germany |
4 × 10 km Relay F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Smirnov / Devyatyarov / Sakhnov |
| 4 | 8 March 1987 |  Falun, Sweden |
4 × 10 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Sakhnov / Uschkalenko / Prokurorov |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
edit- ^ "About the Ski Federation of Ukraine". Archived from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Ski Federation of Ukraine - ^ "Athlete : BATYUK Alexander". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2018.