Vasily Rochev (skier, born 1951)

Vasily Rochev
Rochev in 2008.
Personal information
Birth nameVasily Pavlovich Rochev
Born (1951-12-22) 22 December 1951 (age 72)
Bakur, Izhemsky District, Komi ASSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1980 Lake Placid 30 km
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Falun 4 × 10 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Falun 15 km

Vasily Pavlovich Rochev (Russian: Васи́лий Па́влович Рочев) (born 22 December 1951 in the village of Bakur, Izhemsky District, Komi ASSR) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s and early 1980s, training at Dynamo in Syktyvkar. He won two medals for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and a silver in the 30 km.

Rochev also won two medals at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 15 km.

Married to fellow Soviet cross-country skier Nina Selyunina, he is the father of Vasily Rochev who won the bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf with a gold in the individual sprint (2005), silvers in the team sprint and relay (both 2007), and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (2007).

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1][2]

Olympic Games

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  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1976 24 10 12
1980 28 13 Silver Gold

World Championships

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  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1974 22 Bronze 5 Silver
1978 26 8 4

References

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  1. ^ "ROTSJEV Vassilij". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "ROCHEV V". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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