Mikhail Pryakin
Pryakin at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
BornOctober 3, 1935 (1935-10-03) (age 88)[1]
Tambov, Russia
Sport
SportNordic combined

Mikhail Maksimovich Pryakin (Russian: Михаил Максимович Пряхин, born October 3, 1935) was a former Soviet Nordic combined skier. He competed most notably at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Sqaw Valley, California where he finished in 12th place.[2]

Pryakin won two national titles in the Nordic combined, and was a member of the Soviet national team in 1957–1965. In retirement he worked as a skiing coach in Moscow.[1]

Notable competitions

References

  1. 1 2 80 лет Михаилу Пряхину. skijumpingrus.ru
  2. "Mikhail Pryakin". Sports Reference. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. "Mikhail Pryakin". Olympic Data Project. Olympic Data Project. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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