Vladimir Belousov (ski jumper), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vladimir Belousov (ski jumper)

Soviet ski jumper

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1946

Place of Birth: Pugarevo, Russia

Profession: ski jumper

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Vladimir Belousov (ski jumper)

  • Vladimir Pavlovich Belousov (Russian: ???????? ???????? ????????, born 14 July 1946) is a former Soviet ski jumper.
  • He was the only Soviet ski jumper to medal at the Olympics and is the only person from the Soviet Union or Russia to win a gold medal in ski jumping in both the Winter Olympics and the Holmenkollen.
  • He was awarded the Medal "For Labour Valour" in 1969 and the Order of Friendship in 2011. Belousov won a gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1968 Olympics, placing eighth in the normal hill.
  • At the Holmenkollen ski festival, he won the ski jumping competition in 1968 and 1970.
  • He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1968 and won the USSR Championship in 1969.
  • In 1978 he graduated from the Military Institute of Physical Culture and later worked as a coach.

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