Alevtina Kolchina

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).

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