Igor Badamshin


Igor Gayniachmetovich Badamshin was a Soviet/Russia cross-country skier who competed from 1989 to 1997. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and earned his best individual finishes of 5th twice at the world championships.
Badamashin's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 14th at the 50 km event in 1994. His best finish was second place three times, earning it once in 1989 and twice in 1996.
In his later years, Badamshin resided with his wife, triple Olympic champion Nina Gavrylyuk, in the American state of Wisconsin. He died at age of 47 in 2014, after suffering a heart attack.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

Olympic Games

World Championships

Season standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1988–89 5 March 1989 Oslo, Norway4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndSmirnov / Sakhnov / Prokurorov
2 1988–89 12 March 1989 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup1stSakhnov / Prokurorov / Smirnov
3 1989–90 1 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndProkurorov / Botvinov / Smirnov
4 1989–90 16 March 1990 Vang, Norway4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup3rdGolubev / Botvinov / Smirnov
5 1990–91 1 March 1991 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBotvinov / Plaksunov / Prokurorov
6 1992–93 26 February 1993 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships3rdKirilov / Prokurorov / Botvinov
7 1992–93 5 March 1993 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndVorobyov / Prokurorov / Botvinov

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.