Background
Alikin was born in the village of Dolgy Mot near the settlement of Novoilyinsky in the Nytvensky District of the Permanent Oblast.
Alikin was born in the village of Dolgy Mot near the settlement of Novoilyinsky in the Nytvensky District of the Permanent Oblast.
Permanent State Pedagogical University.
He began cross-country skiing in 1969 at Children and Youth Sport School and biathlon - in 1977. From 1979 he trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. In the World Championships he has four medals: bronze in 10 km sprint in 1982, and three relay bronze medals in 1979, 1981, and 1982.
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
2 medals (1 gold, 1 silver)
World Championships
4 medals (4 bronze)
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program Individual victories
1 victory (1 In).
At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York Alikin won a gold medal with the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics relay team and he also won a silver medal in the sprint event. He also won the 1980 Biathlon World Cup in 10 km sprint and Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Championships in the same event. *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
