Oleksandr Batyuk
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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]
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Country | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1960-01-14) 14 January 1960 (age 64) Chernihiv, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seasons | 1982–1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (13th in 1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]