Liliya Afanasyevna Vasilchenko (Russian: Ли́лия Афанасьевна Васи́льченко; 8 June 1962 in Novosibirsk – 19 December 2011[1]) was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1986, training at Trudovye Rezervy in Novosibirsk. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished eight in the 20 km at those same championships.

Liliya Vasilchenko
Country Russia
Born(1962-06-08)8 June 1962
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died11 September 2011(2011-09-11) (aged 49)
Novosibirsk, Russia
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (19821986)
Starts9
Podiums1
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (15th in 1985)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay

Vasilchenko's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 17th in the 5 km event in Sarajevo, in 1984.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1984 21 17

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1985 22 11 8 Gold

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 19 52
1983 20 42
1984 21 57
1985 22 15
1986 23 33

Individual podiums

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  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1984–85  13 December 1984   Val di Sole, Italy 5 km Individual World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 22 January 1985   Seefeld, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay World Championships[1] 1st Tikhonova / Smetanina / Reztsova

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ Умерла Лилия Васильченко (in Russian)
  2. ^ "VASILTSCHENKO Lilia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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