Vladimir Vasilyevich Nikitin (Russian: Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ники́тин; born July 14, 1959) is a former Soviet cross-country skiers who competed in the 1980s, training at Zenit. He won a silver in the 4x10 km relay at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Nikitin also won a gold medal in the 4x10 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (tied with Norway).
His best individual finish was fourth in the 1983 World Cup event in Canada.
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