Anatoly Akentyev
Russian cross-country skier
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| Intro | Russian cross-country skier | ||||
| Places | Russia | ||||
| is | Cross-country skier | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 14 February 1942, Nikolaevka, Borovsky District, Russia | ||||
| Age | 82 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||||
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Anatoly Vasilyevich Akentyev (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Акентьев; born 23 December 1939) is a retired Russian cross-country skier who won the 15 km race at the 1967 Holmenkollen Ski Festival. 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.
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.