In our time in sports, you can meet a huge number of pretty girls. One of the leaders in the number of beautiful participants is undisputed biathlon, which is well developed in most European countries. With the most beautiful biathletes in the world, some of whom are well-deserved champions, while others are only going to success, this post will introduce you to us.
Dorothea Wierer. The Italian athlete is perhaps the most beloved biathlete of the majority of male fans.
Lisa Vittozzi. Wierer's teammate is a tall, model-looking girl.
Miriam Gessner. Already at the age of 20, Miriam competed in the German ski team and won silver at the Vancouver Games.
In the year of the Olympics, a young German woman received a severe back injury. Being out of biathlon, the girl agreed to star in a candid photo shoot for Playboy.
Daria Domracheva. National treasure of Belarus. At the Olympics, Dasha took three golds, and also won the heart of Ole Einer Bjoerndalen.
Kaisa Makarainen. A fast-footed athlete is called both a beast, and a horse, and a car. The Finca won the overall World Cup standings, but she is unlucky at the main competitions.
Louise Kummer. The German athlete can not yet boast of awards, but broken men's hearts - for sure.
Gabriela Koukalova (Soukalova). The Czech athlete won the World Cup last year.
Tiril Eckhoff. One of the most smiling biathletes in the world made her debut at the World Cup in 2011, and in 2014 she took three awards at the Sochi Olympics.
Paulina Fialkova. The Slovak is not a frequent guest in the tops of the World Cup standings, however, you must admit, she is a beauty.
Marie Dorin-Habert. The Frenchwoman triumphantly returned to big sport just a few months after giving birth.
Christina Ilchenko. A Russian woman who now plays for the national team of Belarus.
Eva Puskarchikova. The Czech athlete reliably performs for the team in relay races, but there are not enough stars from heaven in the individual championship.
Maren Hammerschmidt. The girl is a silver medalist of the World Cup stage, a vegetarian and an animal advocate.
Eliza Gasparin. One of three biathlete sisters representing Switzerland.
Selina Gasparin. The beauty is the legal wife of the Russian skier Ilya Chernousov.
Lisa Teresa Houser. The Austrian beauty is the favorite of the “people's biathlon commentator” Dmitry Guberniev.
Michela Ponza. Italian biathlete, bronze medalist of the World Championship in the relay race, multiple winner of the World Cup stages.
Hope Scardino. Another representative of the Belarusian national team, a knitting lover, who, by the way, comes from St. Petersburg.
Panayota Tsakiri. The name of the Greek biathlete and skier is not noticed in the tops of the cup competitions, which does not detract from her merits.
Colin Varsen. The 23-year-old French biathlete has already become the European champion, but nothing more.
Grete Geim. Estonian biathlete, world champion among girls, the first and only in the history of her country.
Veronika Vitkova. Czech biathlete, world champion 2015 in the mixed relay, silver medalist of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the mixed relay, two-time world champion in biathlon among juniors.
Catherine Apel. Two-time Olympic champion, silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games.
Ida Lean. Last year, the 18-year-old athlete became number one in the Norwegian Cup rankings, although she did not make it to the main national team this season.
Monica Hoinisch. The biathlete from Poland achieved the highest position in 2013 - it was bronze in the mass start of the World Cup.
Daria Usanova. Kazakh biathlete.
Ivona Fialkova. 22-year-old beauty from Slovakia.
Johanna Pikalainen. A young promising Finn.
Theresia Polyakova. Another representative of Slovakia.
Hope Pisareva. Representative of the Belarusian national team, transferred from the Russian national team.
Yulia Zhuravok. A promising 22-year-old biathlete from Ukraine has the title of European champion and the gold of the World Junior Championship.
Matea Tofte. A little-known but pretty biathlete from the Norwegian national team.
Lucy Harvatova. The Czech debuted in the World Cup only last season.
Annia Keita Saboule. A new hope for the Latvian biathlon.
Natalia Tomashevska. Representative of the youth biathlon team of Poland.
Victoria Padial Hernandez. A representative of hot Spain, exotic for biathlon.
Tanya Karishik. Another representative of the second tier team is Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Stephanie Popova. An athlete from another hot country - Bulgaria.
Claire Lapointe. Representative of Canada.
On November 27, the next season of the Biathlon World Cup started in Östersund, Sweden.. Only 100% beauties!
Gabriela Koukalova (Soukalova)
One of the strongest biathletes in the world, winner of the 2015/16 World Cup, Soukalova also has a very beautiful appearance. Gabriele is 27, and last spring she married Czech biathlete Petr Koukal and changed the first letter of her last name.
Daria Domracheva
The wife of the legendary Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and the favorite of Alexander Lukashenko only gets prettier with age. Unfortunately, the three-time Sochi Olympic champion missed last season due to illness, gave birth to a daughter in the fall, and now Domracheva has resumed training and is preparing to take part in the new World Cup season.
Dorothea Wierer
Perhaps the sexiest girl in the world of biathlon and one of the best shooters. A sweet smile and expressive eyes of Dorothea Wierer drove more than one man crazy. In the new season, the 26-year-old Italian enters as the owner of the small world cup in individual races. Alas, last year the biathlon sex symbol got married - a lucky Italian who is 12 years older than Dorothea!
Kaisa Mäkärainen
Among the top biathletes, of course, Kaisa Mäkärainen also has an attractive appearance. Finnka is already 33, but Kaisa continues to be the same cute blonde as before.
Swiss biathlete, vice-champion of the Sochi Olympics, and part-time wife of Russian skier Ilya Chernousov. It is curious that Gasparin is a border guard by profession.
Miriam Goessner
Fast German Miriam Gössner tried her hand at biathlon, cross-country skiing, and in Playboy magazine. Well, Miri looks better without the tracksuit.
Gössner's partner in the German national team, the bronze medalist of last year's world championship in the mixed relay, the charming blondie Maren Hammerschmidt.
Perhaps the most attractive girl in the post-Soviet space can be considered Christina Ilchenko. A dazzlingly beautiful girl from the Belarusian national team, originally from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Unfortunately, the coaches did not keep Ilchenko in the Russian team.
Nadezhda Pisareva
Ilchenko's colleague in the Belarusian national team, Nadezhda Pisareva, also transferred from the Russian national team. Only 88th place in the last World Cup - in the photo Pisareva looks clearly better than on the track.
Experienced veteran of the Belarusian national team Lyudmila Kalinchik.
Olga Yakushova (Galych)
There are many beautiful biathletes in the Russian national team. Sexy blonde Olga Yakushova (formerly known as Galich) smashed everyone in the youth, but at the adult level she has only one significant award - gold in the mixed relay at the European Championships 2016. Strange, but Olga does not consider herself a beauty at all.
The 26-year-old bright blonde from Kurgan, unfortunately, has not yet been included in the Russian national team, although she performs more than successfully at domestic Russian competitions. In her free time, she likes to pick mushrooms and berries.
Larisa Kuklina (Kuznetsova)
Another beautiful Russian girl, former World Junior Champion.
Alena Yudina
Alena Yudina plays for the youth team of Russia and represents the Republic of Mordovia.
Nadezhda Dubova
The charming brunette Nadezhda Dubova is a biathlete representing Mordovia and the Ulyanovsk region at competitions.
Elena Chirkova
The reserve biathlete of the Russian national team is from Pervouralsk, but represents the Tyumen region at domestic competitions.
Ekaterina Basantseva
A very young 18-year-old biathlete from Domodedovo with good breasts.
Svetlana Lunina
A sweet 23-year-old biathlete from Moscow. Haven't had much success yet.
Tatyana Voronova
Talented biathlete from Udmurtia, whose look drives you crazy
Yulia Jima
The sexiest biathletes in Ukraine and among them, of course, is the amazing Yuliya Jima. Yulia is 26, but she is not yet married.
Julia Zhuravok
A promising 22-year-old Ukrainian woman comes from the city of Sumy. At 22, Zhuravok is already a European champion and gold medalist at the World Junior Championships.
Irina Krivko
In the absence of Daria Domracheva, this sexy girl has become one of the strongest biathletes of the Belarusian national team.
Daria Yurkevich
A colleague of Krivko and Domracheva in the Belarusian national team is the delightful Daria Yurkevich. Tell me, is she worse than Dorothea Wierer?
Grete Gaim
This sexy Estonian is the main reason to follow the Estonian biathlon team.
Regina Oya
Another sexy Estonian.
Ida Lien
There are beauties in the Norwegian team. And first of all, of course, this is Ida Lien - a biathlete of the youth team and, probably, the first number of the main team of Norway in a few years.
Another little-known but pretty biathlete from the Norwegian national team.
Marie Laukkanen
The charming Finn Marie Laukkanen tried herself in skiing and biathlon, but she did not achieve serious results anywhere. Average. Laukkanen is 29, but she looks 10 years younger.
Repeated winner of the world championships and the Olympics in Sochi. At 31, Oberhofer participates in the new biathlon season as part of the Italian national team.
The closest reserve of the German biathlon team. Louise Kummer made her debut at the World Cup in the spring of 2014, and in the 2015/16 season, Kummer achieved gold and silver at the European Championships in Tyumen. It turns out that German women are also beautiful.
Paulina Fialkova
Promising 24-year-old Slovak, winner of the world championship in summer biathlon.
Another beautiful biathlete from Slovakia. The talented heiress of Martina Khalinarova.
Eva Puskarchikova
Charming partner of Gabriela Koukalova in the Czech national team.
Another young Czech. Interestingly, Kharvatova scored her first points in the World Cup standings only last season.
Spectacular young Polish woman. Bronze medalist of the 2013 World Championships in the mass start.
Julia Hartweg
Quite a young, promising Swiss.
Johanna Pikalainen
A young promising Finn.
Sexy blonde from the youth biathlon team of Latvia. A new hope for Latvian sports!
Natalia Tomashevska
Athlete from the youth biathlon team of Poland.
A 19-year-old Czech woman who became the national champion in summer biathlon in 2016.
Eleanor Fauner
A young Italian who is actively knocking on the door of the main national team of the country.
World champion among juniors, an athlete from Kazakhstan, 17-year-old Arina Pantova.
Julie Bull
Promising French biathlete born in 2000. The younger sister of another biathlete, Emily Buhl.
Slovenian youth biathlete.
Victoria Todorovska
And finally, a biathlete from the exotic national team of Macedonia.
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14th place: Ingvild Flugstad Ostberg/ Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (born November 9, 1990) - Norwegian skier, Olympic silver medalist in Sochi in the sprint. Height - 165 cm, weight - 56 kg.
13th place: Charlotte Kalla / Charlotte Kalla(born July 22, 1987) - Swedish skier, world champion 2011, Vancouver Olympic champion (10 km freestyle). In Sochi, she won gold in the relay and two silvers: 10 km classic and skiathlon. In the relay race in Sochi, Charlotte managed to do the unthinkable: she won back 26 seconds behind the third stage and, having beaten her two rivals at the finish line, won gold for her team.
12th place: Yustina Kovalchik/ Justyna Kowalczyk (born January 19, 1983) - Polish skier, two-time world champion in 2009, Olympic champion in Vancouver (30 km classic) and Sochi (10 km classic). Height - 173 cm, weight - 60 kg.
11th place: Marie Laukkanen/ Mari Laukkanen (born November 9, 1987) - Finnish biathlete and skier, winner of the World Youth Championship in cross-country skiing among girls under 23 (2010), winner of the European Junior Biathlon Championship (2006).
10th place: / Miriam Gössner (born June 21, 1990) - German biathlete and skier, two-time world champion (2011, 2012) in biathlon in the relay race, silver medalist in the relay race in the ski race of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. Gössner will not take part in the Olympic Games in Sochi for health reasons (permanent back pain). She posed nude for Playboy magazine.
9th place: (born June 11, 1983, Tchaikovsky, Perm Territory) - Russian biathlete, world champion in 2008 in the individual race. She did not make it to the Russian biathlon team for the games in Sochi.
8th place: (born July 5, 1988, Kingisepp, Leningrad Region) - Russian and Belarusian biathlete, bronze medalist of the 2011 Biathlon World Championship in the relay as part of the Belarus national team. He will take part in the Olympic Games in Sochi (as part of the Belarus national team).
7th place: (born July 17, 1993, Labytnangi, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) - Russian junior biathlete, bronze medalist in the pursuit race and winner in the relay mixed team at the 2013 Summer Biathlon World Junior Championships.
6th place: / Magdalena Neuner (born February 9, 1987) - German biathlete, the most titled athlete in the history of women's biathlon. Neuner is a 12-time world champion and a two-time Olympic champion in Vancouver. She ended her sports career at the end of the 2011/2012 season.
5th place: (born November 13, 1976, Nikolsk, Vologda Oblast) - Russian biathlete, Olympic relay champion at the 2006 Turin games and 4-time world champion. She decided to end her sports career in 2010.
4th place: Katrin Apel / Katrin Apel(born May 4, 1973) - German biathlete, two-time Olympic champion (Nagano 1998 and Salt Lake City 2002), 4-time world champion. She ended her career in 2007.
3rd place: (born November 1, 1989) - Czech biathlete, bronze medalist of the 2013 mixed relay world championship. In Sochi, she won two silver medals: in the 12.5 km mass start race and in the mixed relay.
Among the many names of famous skiers, there are a few that stand apart - absolutely everyone who is interested in skiing knows these names. Each of these people is a legend in history and each contributed to the rise in popularity of skiing. It is very difficult to name the most famous, popular, honored skier in the history of this sport - after all, every time has its own heroes. But the six great athletes to whom this short story is dedicated would certainly be included in the world's ski "hall of fame" if there was one ...
Toni Sailer- Austrian skier and film actor, the first three-time Olympic champion in the history of Austria, one of the three absolute world champions in the history of skiing, the only seven-time world champion among men. He earned the nickname "Black Lightning from Kitz" (Der schwarze Blitz aus Kitz).
At the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, 20-year-old Tony Sailer won all 3 disciplines with a huge advantage: in the downhill he was ahead of the Swiss Raymond Fellay by 5.5 seconds, in the giant slalom by the Austrian Anderl Molterer by 6.2 seconds, in slalom - Japanese Siharu Igaya for 4 seconds. Seven-time world champion (record among men):
1956 - Downhill, Slalom, Giant Slalom and Combination (Overall Champion)
1958 - downhill, giant slalom and combined
Only Emile Allais in 1937, Tony Seiler in 1956 and Jean-Claude Killy in 1968 managed to become absolute world champions (win all disciplines).
Seiler was named the best sportsman of the year in Austria three times in a row (1956, 1957 and 1958), and in 1999 he was recognized in Austria as "the best sportsman of the 20th century". In 1957, he began studying at the acting school in Berlin. He receives funds for this from writing a book - an autobiography "My way to three medals." This book was published in Europe and America (and even in Russia) in a huge circulation - more than 100,000 copies. After the end of his sports career in 1959 (at the age of 23) he starred in feature films many times, most of which were in one way or another connected with skiing. The most famous film with his participation is "12 girls and one man." Thanks to the films, he was insanely popular even in Japan.
For his contribution to the Olympic movement, the International Olympic Committee awarded Seiler the Olympic Order in 1985.
Tony Sailer passed away in 2009. He was then 73 years old.
Jean-Claude Killy- the famous French skier, winner of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble in all three types of ski competitions, six-time world champion, winner of the first two World Cups in skiing.
In 1965, Killy won the European Championship, in 1966 at the World Championships in Portillo (Chile) two world titles, in the 1966/67 season - twelve of the sixteen stages of the World Cup, and then, after a short pause (which he could afford only a self-confident person) spent in 1967 on participation in a sports car race in Sicily (where Killy came, saw and won), won again in 1968 at the World Cup. Killy became a national treasure, the pride of France. Killy won two gold medals in the downhill and combined. Killy achieved his triumph in 1968 by winning all types of alpine skiing disciplines of the Winter Olympic Games held in Grenoble. Jean-Claude's victory on the slalom course was marked by a grandiose scandal in refereeing: Karl Schranz, who passed the track faster than Killy, was deprived of his medal by the decision of the judges: after a two-hour discussion, the judges issued a bulletin stating that since Schranz violated the rules for passing the gate, he was subject to disqualification . As a result, the gold medal was awarded to Killy, which in France was accompanied by violent popular unrest. The French celebrated the achievements of their compatriot by naming one of the most popular holiday regions in the Alps “Killi Space”.
Jean-Claude Killy is currently Chairman of the Coordinating Commission for the preparation of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Franz Klammer is an Austrian alpine skier who dominated downhill skiing in the mid-1970s. It was extremely popular in Austria, nicknamed Kaiser and Klammer Express.
Success came to Kaiser Franz at the end of 1973. He first finished second in the Downhill World Cup in St. Anton, then third in St. Moritz and third in the giant slalom at Mont Sainte Anne. He finished the following season in second place in the downhill World Cup standings, winning the Schladming stage and finishing second three times. In December 1974, Klammer won the stage in Val d'Isère, and then all subsequent stages of the season in downhill, with the exception of one.
At the 1976 Olympics, Klammer won the gold medal in the downhill, running the entire course at risk. This descent is still considered a classic.
Five times Klammer has won the downhill World Cup. No other athlete has yet been able to repeat this achievement. Between the World Cups in Wengen in 1976 and 1977, Franz won all 10 downhill events. After winning a fourth World Cup in a row in downhill (1977/78), Klammer's career began to decline until the end of the 1980/81 season, he was unable to qualify for the 1980 Olympic team and defend his title. However, he subsequently managed to regain his form. In December 1981, he again won the World Cup stage in Val d'Isère, and the following year - the fifth World Cup title in downhill. Throughout his sports career, he won downhill 26 times - 25 World Cup stages and one at the Olympics Three times - in 1975, 1976, 1983 - Franz Klammer was recognized as the best sportsman of the year in Austria.
Ingemar Stenmark- an outstanding Swedish skier. Two-time Olympic champion in 1980 in slalom and giant slalom. He is the second athlete after the Italian Gustav Toni to win three World Cups in alpine skiing (1976-1978) in a row. It is curious that in the 1978-79 season. in both slalom and giant he performed on one pair of slalom skis, the only one for the whole season.
The first success on the World Cup tracks came to Ingemar in 1974, in the Norwegian town of Voss. There he took second place in the slalom and third in the giant.
During his sports career, Stenmark has won more ski competitions than anyone else. Stenmark won only in two disciplines - in slalom and giant slalom. And it was in these disciplines that he won two "gold" at the Olympics in Lake Placid. And his first Olympic medal was bronze in the giant slalom in 1976. There could have been more Olympic medals - Ingemar's license "B" (loss of "amateur" status), which the International Ski Federation FIS came up with and which she herself refused a year later, prevented.
Three-time winner of the World Cup in 1976-1978. Winner of all stages of the Cup in giant slalom in 1977-1978 (7 out of 7) and 1978-1979 (10 out of 10). In 1979-1980 Stenmark won 10 out of 11 giant slalom World Cup events. Three-time winner (1978 - slalom and giant slalom, 1982 - slalom) and silver medalist (1982 - giant slalom) of the World Championships. In total, Ingemar Stenmark won the World Cup stages 86 times, 155 times became the winner and 205 times entered the top ten on the slopes of the Cup. This record has not yet been broken by anyone.
Now Ingemar Stenmark works in the ELAN promotion team: he participates in the development of new technologies, presentations of collections and promotional tours.
Hermann Maier- the famous Austrian skier. The sporting nickname is "Herminator". He made his World Cup debut in 1995.
Two-time Olympic champion in 1998 in giant slalom and super giant. Three-time world champion (1999 - downhill and super giant, 2005 - giant slalom). Vice world champion in downhill (St. Anton, 2001), bronze medalist of the 2001 World Championship in the super giant.
Four-time winner of the World Cup (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004) in the overall standings, five-time winner of the Small Crystal Globe in the super-giant, two-time in downhill and three-time in giant slalom.
In August 2001, Hermann Mayer had an accident on his motorcycle. Surgeons spent seven hours "assembling" one of Mayer's legs literally piece by piece, and it still has titanium inserts. However, he managed to return to skiing in January 2003. In Kitzbühel, Mayer wins a magnificent super-G victory, literally shouting to the whole world: “I'm back!”. Yes, he's back. Hermann Mayer became World Vice-Champion in the super-G (St. Moritz, 2003), won the World Cup in the super-G and in the overall standings in 2004. And in the same year, Mayer received the Comeback of the Year award in recognition of his brilliant return to the big sport.
In October 2005, Herman won the first stage of the new World Cup - giant slalom in Sölden, Austria. In Turin in 2006, Herminator won two more medals, but, alas, not gold ones. On November 30, 2008, Hermann Maier won the super-G event at Lake Louise, the first start of the season in this event. It was his 54th, last career victory…. He won 54 World Cup victories (downhill - 15, super giant - 24; giant slalom - 14; combination - 1). This is the second result in the history of the World Cup. In addition to victories, Herman 93 times climbed the podium and 153 times entered the top ten.
Famous and great skiers of the world
Natalie Santer-Bjoerndalen (Nathalie Santer Bjørndalen; March 28, 1972, Innichen, Bolzano) - Italian and Belgian biathlete. She has dual Belgian and Italian citizenship, as her mother is from eastern Belgium. Participant of 5 Winter Olympics. She ended her career in 2008.
During her career, she won 3 victories at the World Cup stages and was second three times, and in the 1993/94 season she took second place in the overall standings, losing only to Svetlana Paramygina. The best achievement at the Olympic Games is 6th place in the sprint in Lillehammer in 1994. Bronze medalist of the European Championship 1997
In 2006, Natalie married 6-time Olympic champion Ole Einar Björndalen, whom she dated for several years.
Natalie is the eldest of three daughters, their father Herbert Santer is the organizer of the famous Marcia LUNGA ski marathon, a stage of the Ski World Cup. The girls' mother, Godelive, was born in Belgium. Sisters Natalie Saskia and Stefani are also involved in sports: Saskia was a member of the Italian biathlon team, and Stefani was a member of the Italian cross-country skiing team. Natalie herself also started at the 2007 World Ski Championships, but only finished 53rd in the 10K race.
She continued her performance in biathlon, playing for the Belgian national team.
In 2008, Natalie Santer-Björndalen announced her retirement from professional sports.
world Cup
1997-1998 - 18th place (116 points)
1998-1999 - 40th (48 points)
1999-2000 - 12th (237 points)
2000-2001 - 15th place (376 points)
2001-2002 - 29th (179 points)
2002-2003 - 52nd (25 points)
2003-2004 - 50th (33 points)
2004-2005 - 78th (6 points)
2005-2006 - 78th (5 points)
2006-2007 - 58th (27 points)
Valentina Evgenievna Shevchenko (Ukrainian Valentina Evgenivna Shevchenko, born October 2, 1975 in Chernigov, USSR) is a famous Ukrainian skier, World Championship medalist, winner of the World Cup stages. Specializes in distance racing.
Shevchenko made her debut in the World Cup in 1995, in November 2003 she won her first victory at the World Cup stage. In total, at the moment he has 4 victories at the World Cup, all in individual distance races. Shevchenko's best achievement in the overall final standings of the World Cup is 3rd place in the 2003-04 season, in the same year she won the small World Cup in the standings of distance races.
At the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, she showed the following results: 15 km classic - 11th place, 5 km classic - 19th place, pursuit - 20th place, relay race - 9th place, 30 km skate - 14th e place.
At the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, she took part in four races: 15 km skate - 21st place, 10 km classic - 12th place, pursuit - 20th place, 30 km classic - 5th place.
At the 2006 Olympics in Turin, she showed the following results: 15 km duathlon - 14th place, 30 km mass start - 7th place, 10 km classic - 21st place, relay race - 8th place.
At the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, she started in four races: 10 km skate - 9th place, 15 km duathlon - 14th place, 30 km mass start - did not finish, relay race - 13th place.
During her career, she took part in seven world championships, won bronze in the 30 km race at the 2009 championship in Liberec, Czech Republic. She uses Fischer skis, Salomon boots and bindings.
Galina Alekseevna Kulakova (April 29, 1942, village of Logachi, Votkinsky district, Udmurt ASSR) - Soviet skier, 4-time Olympic champion, 9-time world champion. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1970), Honored Coach of Russia. She spoke for the Trud Society.
Alexander Ivanovich Tikhonov (January 2, 1947, Uyskoye village, Kolkhozny district, Chelyabinsk region) - an outstanding Soviet biathlete, four-time Olympic champion, silver medalist of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, eleven-time world champion, first vice-president of the International Biathlon Union (since the end of June 2002) , Vice-President of the Russian Biathlon Union. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1968). On April 3, 2008, the name of Tikhonov was given to the biathlon center with. Uvat of the Tyumen region. September 26, 2008 in the village. Uvat opened the museum "A. I. Tikhonov is a legend of the world biathlon”.