Vasily Rochev (skier, born 1951)

Vasily Pavlovich Rochev (Russian: Васи́лий Па́влович Рочев) (born 22 December 1951 in the village of Bakur, Izhemsky District, Komi ASSR) is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s and early 1980s, training at Dynamo in Syktyvkar. He won two medals for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and a silver in the 30 km.

Vasily Rochev
Rochev (right) in 2008.
Personal information
Birth nameVasily Pavlovich Rochev
Born (1951-12-22) 22 December 1951
Bakur, Izhemsky District, Komi ASSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1980 Lake Placid4 × 10 km relay
1980 Lake Placid30 km
World Championships
1974 Falun4 × 10 km relay
1974 Falun15 km

Rochev also won two medals at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 15 km.

Married to Nina Selyunina, he is the father of Vasily Rochev who won the bronze medal in the team sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf with a gold in the individual sprint (2005), silvers in the team sprint and relay (both 2007), and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (2007).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1][2]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
197624—1012—
19802813Silver—Gold

World Championships
  • 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
197422Bronze—5Silver
1978268——4
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References
  1. "ROTSJEV Vassilij". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. "ROCHEV V". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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