Vladimir Barnachov

Who is Vladimir Barnachov?

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Barnachov is a retired Russian biathlete who competed for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo sports society and was a member of the USSR National Biathlon Team since 1977. At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid he won a gold medal with the Soviet relay team. He was also a bronze medalist in the USSR 4 x 7.5 km relay team at the 1979, 1981 and 1982 Biathlon World Championships. In the overall World Cup he came third overall in the 1978/1979 season behind Klaus Siebert and Frank Ullrich.

He was a coach of the USSR National Biathlon Team between 1984 and 1992, training six Olympic Champions in biathlon and becoming the Honoured Trainer of the USSR in 1988.

Barnachov graduated from Omsk State Institute for Physical Culture in 1980 and is currently head coach of Russian biathlon team.