Lyubov Kozyreva (cross-country skier)

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Lyubov Kozyreva

Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 10 km
Silver medal – second place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley
10 km
Silver medal – second place 1960 Squaw Valley
3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place
1954 Falun
10 km
Gold medal – first place
1954 Falun
3 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place
1958 Lahti
3 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place
1962 Zakopane
3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place
1958 Lahti
10 km
Silver medal – second place
1962 Zakopane
5 km

Lyubov Vladimirovna Kozyreva (

Burevestnik. She was born in the settlement of Bugry, Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast and died in Moscow
.

She won four Winter Olympic medals with a gold in the 10 km (1956) and silvers in 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

All results are sourced from the

Olympic Games

  • 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver)
 Year   Age   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1956 26 Gold Silver
1960 30 Silver Silver

World Championships

  • 6 medals – (4 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1954 24 Gold Gold
1958 28 Silver Gold
1962 32 Silver 4 Gold

References

  1. ^ "KOZYREVA Ljubov". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. ^ "BARANOVA Ljubov". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

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