Algimantas Šalna Explained

Algimantas Šalna
Fullname:Algimantas Šalna
Nickname:Algis
Birth Date:1959 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Vidiškės, Utena County,
Lithuanian SSR,
Soviet Union
Disciplines:Biathlon
Olympicteams:1 (1984)
Olympicmedals:1
Olympicgolds:1
Worldsteams:3 (1982, 1983, 1985)
Worldsmedals:2
Worldsgolds:2
Wcseasons:4 (1981/82–1984/85)
Wcwins:4
Wcpodiums:6
Show-Medals:yes

Algimantas Šalna (also transliterated Shalna, born 12 September 1959) is a former Lithuanian, Soviet biathlete.

Šalna won gold medals during the World Championships as a relayist in 1983 and 1985. As a member of the Soviet relay team, he won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics – he was the first Lithuanian-born athlete to win a medal in the Winter Olympics. As an individual he placed fifth in its 10 km competition. He moved to the U.S. in 1991 and coached the U.S. Olympic biathlon teams of 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2006.In 2012 Šalna opened a bagel shop in Burlington, Vermont called The Bagel Place.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[1]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 gold)

World Championships

2 medals (2 gold)

EventIndividualSprintTeamRelay
align=left 1982 Minsk14th11th
align=left 1983 Antholz-Anterselva20th7thGold
align=left 1985 Ruhpolding9th17thGold

Individual victories

4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1982–83
3 victories
(1 In, 2 Sp)
11 February 1983 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
4 March 1983 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup
5 March 1983 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup
1983–84
1 victory
(1 Sp)
7 January 1984 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 18 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627121310/http://services.biathlonresults.com/Results.aspx . 27 June 2015 .