Lyubov Kozyreva (cross-country skier)
Lyubov Vladimirovna Kozyreva (Russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Ко́зырева), Lyubov Baranova from 1960 onwards (27 August 1929 – 22 June 2015), was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s with VSS Burevestnik. She was born in the settlement of Bugry, Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast and died in Moscow.
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| Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 10 km |
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1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1960 Squaw Valley | 10 km |
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1960 Squaw Valley | 3 × 5 km relay |
| World Championships | ||
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1954 Falun | 10 km |
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1954 Falun | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1958 Lahti | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1962 Zakopane | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1958 Lahti | 10 km |
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1962 Zakopane | 5 km |
She won four Winter Olympic medals with a gold in the 10 km (1956) and silvers in the 10 km (1960) and the 3 × 5 km relay (1956, 1960). She also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1955, becoming the first Soviet athlete to win at the Holmenkollen. Her biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where she won six medals, including four golds (10 km: 1954, 3 × 5 km relay: 1954, 1958, 1962) and two silvers (10 km: 1958, 5 km: 1962).
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1][2]
Olympic Games
edit- 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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| 1956 | 26 | Gold | Silver |
| 1960 | 30 | Silver | Silver |
World Championships
edit- 6 medals – (4 gold, 2 silver)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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| 1954 | 24 | — | Gold | Gold |
| 1958 | 28 | — | Silver | Gold |
| 1962 | 32 | Silver | 4 | Gold |
References
edit- ^ "KOZYREVA Ljubov". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "BARANOVA Ljubov". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links
edit- Ljubov Baranova at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Ljubov Kozyreva at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-24) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Lyubov Kozyreva's obituary (in Russian)
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