Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin (Russian: Риннат Ибрагимович Сафин; 29 August 1940 – 22 October 2014) was a Soviet biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team.[1]
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| Full name | Rinnat Ibragimovich Safin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1940 Bolshiye Yaki, Zelenodolsky, Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 October 2014 (aged 74) Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo Leningrad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 5 (1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 6 (4 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]
Olympic Games
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
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 1972 Sapporo | 19th | Gold |
World Championships
6 medals (4 gold, 2 silver)
| Event | Individual | Relay |
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 1967 Altenberg | 4th | Silver |
 1969 Zakopane | Silver | Gold |
 1970 Östersund | 15th | Gold |
 1971 Hämeenlinna | 5th | Gold |
 1973 Lake Placid | — | Gold |
- *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.