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.
Olympic Games 1 medal (1 gold) Event Individual Sprint Relay 1984 Sarajevo — 5th Gold
World Championships 2 medals (2 gold) Event Individual Sprint Team Relay 1982 Minsk 14th 11th — 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 20th 7th Gold 1985 Ruhpolding 9th 17th Gold *During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program. **Team was added as an event in 1989.
Individual victories 4 victories (1 In, 3 Sp) Season Date Location Discipline Level 1982–83 3 victories (1 In, 2 Sp) 11 February 1983 Antholz-Anterselva 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup 4 March 1983 Lahti 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup 5 March 1983 Lahti 20 km individual Biathlon World Cup 1983–84 1 victory (1 Sp) 7 January 1984 Falun 10 km sprint Biathlon World Cup *Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.
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