Alevtina Olyunina
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1972 Sapporo | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1972 Sapporo | 10 km |
| World Championships | ||
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1970 Vysoké Tatry | 10 km |
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1970 Vysoké Tatry | 3 × 5 km relay |
Alevtina Sergeyevna Olyunina (Russian: Алевти́на Серге́евна Олю́нина; 15 August 1942 – 18 November 2025) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s for Trud Voluntary Sports Society. She was on the Olympic champion team and a silver medalist at the 1972 Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Olyunina was born in Pchyolkino, Kostroma Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR on 15 August 1942. She won two medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with a gold in the 3 × 5 km relay and a silver in the 10 km.
She also won two medals at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with golds both in the 10 km and the 3 × 5 km relay events.
Olyunina died on 18 November 2025, at the age of 83.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 25 | 20 | 11 | — |
| 1972 | 29 | 4 | 2nd | 1st |
World Championships
[edit]- 2 medals – (2 gold)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27 | — | 1st | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ Скончалась олимпийская чемпионка Саппоро 1972 года Алевтина Олюнина-Панарина (in Russian)
- ^ "OLJUNINA Alevtina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Alevtina Oljunina at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Alevtina Olyunina at Olympics.com
- Alevtina Olyunina-Smirnova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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