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.
.JPG) Rochev in 2008. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Vasily Pavlovich Rochev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1951 Bakur, Izhemsky District, Komi ASSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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 edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1][2]
Olympic Games edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "ROTSJEV Vassilij". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "ROCHEV V". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
External links edit
- Vassilij Rotsjev at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- V Rochev at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Biography and photo (in Russian)
- Vasily Rochev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
