{{For|Russian footballer|Aleksandr Sergeyevich Tikhonov}}
{{For|Russian rugby union player|Alexandre Tichonov}}
{{MedalTopPic|Александр Тихонов.jpg|300px|Alexander Tikhonov in 2007}}
{{MedalSport |Men's
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{{MedalOlympics}}
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1968 GrenobleThe 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
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4 × 7.5 km relay-20 km:This was the first Olympics in which any missed target equaled a one minute penalty-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...
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{{MedalGold |
1972 SapporoThe 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
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4 × 7.5 km relay-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...
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{{MedalGold |
1976 InnsbruckThe 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
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4 × 7.5 km relay-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...
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{{MedalGold |
1980 Lake PlacidThe 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
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4 × 7.5 km relay-10 km:-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:Tikhonov announced his retirement after his fourth straight biathlon relay gold medal and fifth medal overall.-References:*...
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{{MedalSilver |
1968 GrenobleThe 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
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20 km individual-20 km:This was the first Olympics in which any missed target equaled a one minute penalty-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...
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{{MedalWorldChampionships}}
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1977 Lillehammer-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
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{{MedalGold |
1977 Lillehammer-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold |
1976 Antholz-AnterselvaThe Biathlon World Championships held in 1976 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy were only for the 10 km sprint because this event was not part of the Olympic programme in Innsbruck.-10 km sprint:-Medal table:...
| 10 km sprint}}
{{MedalGold |
1974 MinskThe 13th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1974 in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold |
1973 Lake PlacidThe 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, USA. It is the first time the championships took place outside of Europe..-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold |
1973 Lake PlacidThe 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, USA. It is the first time the championships took place outside of Europe..-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| {{nowrap|20 km individual}}}}
{{For|Russian footballer|Aleksandr Sergeyevich Tikhonov}}
{{For|Russian rugby union player|Alexandre Tichonov}}
{{MedalTopPic|Александр Тихонов.jpg|300px|Alexander Tikhonov in 2007}}
{{MedalSport |Men's
biathlonBiathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
}}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalGold |
1968 GrenobleThe 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
|
4 × 7.5 km relay-20 km:This was the first Olympics in which any missed target equaled a one minute penalty-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...
}}
{{MedalGold |
1972 SapporoThe 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
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4 × 7.5 km relay-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...
}}
{{MedalGold |
1976 InnsbruckThe 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
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4 × 7.5 km relay-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...
}}
{{MedalGold |
1980 Lake PlacidThe 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
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4 × 7.5 km relay-10 km:-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:Tikhonov announced his retirement after his fourth straight biathlon relay gold medal and fifth medal overall.-References:*...
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{{MedalSilver |
1968 GrenobleThe 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
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20 km individual-20 km:This was the first Olympics in which any missed target equaled a one minute penalty-4 x 7.5 km relay:-References:*...
}}
{{MedalWorldChampionships}}
{{MedalGold |
1977 Lillehammer-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 10 km sprint}}
{{MedalGold |
1977 Lillehammer-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold |
1976 Antholz-AnterselvaThe Biathlon World Championships held in 1976 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy were only for the 10 km sprint because this event was not part of the Olympic programme in Innsbruck.-10 km sprint:-Medal table:...
| 10 km sprint}}
{{MedalGold |
1974 MinskThe 13th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1974 in Minsk, Belarus, at that time part of the Soviet Union.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold |
1973 Lake PlacidThe 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, USA. It is the first time the championships took place outside of Europe..-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold |
1973 Lake PlacidThe 12th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1973 in Lake Placid, USA. It is the first time the championships took place outside of Europe..-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| {{nowrap|20 km individual}}}}
{{MedalGold |
{{nowrapThe 11th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1971 for the second time in Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus, Finland.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold |
1970 Östersund-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:-References:*...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold |
1970 Östersund-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:-References:*...
| 20 km individual}}
{{MedalGold |
1969 Zakopane-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold |
1969 Zakopane-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 20 km individual}}
{{MedalSilver |
1979 RuhpoldingThe 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 20 km individual}}
{{MedalSilver |
1975 Antholz-AnterselvaThe 14th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1975 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalSilver |
1971 Hämeenlinna-TavastehusThe 11th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1971 for the second time in Hämeenlinna-Tavastehus, Finland.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 20 km individual}}
{{MedalSilver |
1967 AltenbergThe 8th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1967 in Altenberg, in the then East Germany.-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalBronze |
1979 RuhpoldingThe 17th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1979 in Ruhpolding, in the then West Germany.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 4 x 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalBronze |
1977 Lillehammer-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Medal table:...
| 20 km individual}}
{{MedalBottom}}
Alexander Ivanovich Tikhonov ({{lang-ru|Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Ти́хонов}}) (born January 2, 1947 in the village of Uyskoye,
Kolkhozny DistrictUysky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 27 in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the rural locality of . Population: ; Population of accounts for % of the district's population....
,
Chelyabinsk Oblast
) is a retired
RussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n
biathleteBiathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
who represented the
USSRThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Tikhonov trained at Dynamo in
NovosibirskNovosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
. He is one of the most successful biathletes of all time, with nine world championship gold medals and four Olympic gold medals. He lacks an individual Olympic gold medal in his cupboard, but took part in the gold medal relay winning teams in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980.
He was awarded the
Order of the Red Banner of LabourThe Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an order of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. It is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. A few institutions and factories, being the pride of Soviet Union, also received the order.-History:The Red...
(1976) and the
Order of the Red StarEstablished on 6 April 1930, the Order of the Red Star was an order of the Soviet Union, given to Red Army and Soviet Navy personnel for "exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the Soviet Union in both war and peace". It was established by Resolution of the Presidium of the CEC of the...
(1969). In May 2002, he was chosen as vice president of the International Biathlon Union (IBU). He lived in
AustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
for several years in the early 2000s.
In 2000, he was accused of participating in planning the murder of
Kemerovo OblastKemerovo Oblast , also known as Kuzbass after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subject of Russia , located in southwestern Siberia, where the West Siberian Plain meets the South Siberian mountains...
governor
Aman TuleyevAman Gumirovich Tuleyev , born 13 May 1944, is the governor of Kemerovo Oblast. He ran for President of Russia in 1991, 1996 and 2000, both times coming fourth....
. According to the prosecution, a businessman named Mikhail Zhivilo and his company MIKOM had a business conflict with Tuleyev, and Zhivilo decided to organize Tuleyev's murder as revenge. Zhivilo knew Tikhonov and, allegedly, asked him for help. Tikhonov got him in touch with his younger brother, Viktor Tikhonov, who found two potential killers—Vladimir Kharchenko and Sergey Nikanorov. Kharchenko and Nikanorov went to FSB and told them about the murder plans. Viktor Tikhonov was convicted in 2002 and sentenced to four years imprisonment. Since Alexander Tikhonov lived in Austria for several years, he was indicted separately from the other accused. On July 23, 2007, he was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment. However, he was amnestied immediately and will not spend any time in prison.