Vasily Gorbachyov
Belarusian cross-country skier
Vasily Gorbachyov, also transcribed as Vasily Gorbachov and Vasili Gorbatchev, (Belarusian: Васіль Фёдаравіч Горбачёу, romanized: Vasil' Fyodaravich Gorbachyou, Russian: Василий Фёдорович Горбачёв, romanized: Vasily Fyodorovich Gorbachev; born 9 February 1965 in Vitebsk) is a former Belarusian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 30 kilometre freestyle event at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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