Yuri Skobov
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo 4 x 10 km
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Falun 4 x 10 km

Yuri Georgievich Skobov (Russian: Юрий Георгиевич Скобов; born 13 March 1949) was a Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the early 1970s, training at Spartak in Omutninsk. He won the 4 x 10 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo for the USSR. Skobov also finished 5th in the 15 km event at those same games.[1]

He also won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuri Skobov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.


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