Alevtina Kolchina

Alevtina Kolchina
Kolchina at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born11 November 1930 (1930-11-11)
Pavlovsk village, Perm Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Died1 March 2022 (2022-04) (aged 91)
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubIskra Leningrad
Burevestnik Moscow
Dynamo Moscow[2]
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck 3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Innsbruck 5 km
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble 5 km
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble 3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Lahti 10 km
Gold medal – first place 1958 Lahti 3 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1962 Zakopane 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1962 Zakopane 10 km
Gold medal – first place 1962 Zakopane 3 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1966 Oslo 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1966 Oslo 3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1966 Oslo 10 km

Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina (Russian: Алевти́на Па́вловна Ко́лчина alternate spelling: Alevtina Koltsjina; 11 November 1930 – 1 March 2022) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for Burevestnik and later for Dynamo sports societies. She competed in four Winter Olympics, earning a total of five medals. Kolchina also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning three times at 10 km (1961–1963) and once at 5 km (1966).[2]

  1. ^ "Только тренировалась и спала". Олимпийской чемпионке Алевтине Колчиной исполнилось 90 лет. tass.ru. 11 November 2020
  2. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alevtina Kolchina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

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