Anatoly Akentyev

Anatoly Akentyev
	Akentyev at the 1966 World Championships
Personal information
Born	14 February 1942; Nikolaevka, Borovsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	23 April 2023 (aged 81)
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing
Club	CSKA Moscow

Anatoly Vasilyevich Akentyev (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Акентьев; 14 February 1942 – 23 April 2023) was a Soviet cross-country skier who won the 15 km race at the 1967 Holmenkollen Ski Festival.^[2] He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 15, 30, 50 and 4 × 10 km events and finished 10th–20th individually and fourth in the relay.^[3] After retiring from competitions Akentyev became a prominent skiing administrator. He was vice president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1979 and its honorary vice president since 2006. Nationally he headed the Soviet and Russian cross-country skiing teams for 15 years and served as president of the Russian Ski Union from 1996 to 2004.^[4]

Akentyev died on 23 April 2023, at the age of 81.^[5]

References

^ КОНДРАШОВ, Иван; ИСАЕВ (14 February 2017). "Анатолий Акентьев". skisport.ru. Retrieved 29 March 2023. (in Russian)
^ Vinnere av Holmenkollrennene. skiforeningen.no
^ Anatoly Akentyev. sports-reference.com
^ Isayev, Ivan (16 May 2014) Анатолий Акентьев: На кандидатуре Вяльбе в качестве президента ФЛГР нужно поставить крест. skisport.ru
^ Умер Анатолий Акентьев … (in Russian)

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[Interview-1] КОНДРАШОВ, Иван; ИСАЕВ (14 February 2017). "Анатолий Акентьев". skisport.ru. Retrieved 29 March 2023. (in Russian)

[holm-2] Vinnere av Holmenkollrennene. skiforeningen.no

[sr-3] Anatoly Akentyev. sports-reference.com

[int-4] Isayev, Ivan (16 May 2014) Анатолий Акентьев: На кандидатуре Вяльбе в качестве президента ФЛГР нужно поставить крест. skisport.ru

[5] Умер Анатолий Акентьев … (in Russian)

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