Gariy Napalkov
Russian ski jumper
Intro | Russian ski jumper | |
Places | Russia | |
is | Athlete Ski jumper | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 27 June 1948, Nizhny Novgorod | |
Age | 76 years |
Gariy Napalkov (born June 27, 1948). is a former Soviet ski jumper who competed from 1968 to 1976. He won both ski jumping events at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.
Napalkov also competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finished 6th in the individual large hill and tied for 7th in the individual normal hill. He also had two other career victories in the normal hill (1968, 1969).