Maria Gusakova
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1960 Squaw Valley | 10 km
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1960 Squaw Valley | 3 × 5 km relay
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1964 Innsbruck | 10 km
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| World Championships | ||
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1962 Zakopane |
3 × 5 km relay |
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1962 Zakopane |
10 km |
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1962 Zakopane |
5 km |
Maria Ivanovna Gusakova (
1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 3 × 5 km relay, a silver in the 10 km, and a bronze in the 5 km. Her husband Nikolay Gusakov also competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and claimed bronze in Nordic combined event.[2]
Biography
She was born in the village of Timoshkino, Shilovsky District, Ryazan Oblast.[citation needed]
Career
She made her international debut at the 1958 World Championships and placed at tenth position in 10 km event.[citation needed]
She made her Olympic debut representing
cross-country skiing women's 10km event at the 1960 Winter Olympics and managed to outclass her fellow Soviet skiers including Lyubov Kozyreva, Radya Yeroshina and Alevtina Kolchina with a strong finish.[2] She was actually trialling around 23 minutes behind the leader at the halfway point but managed to claim the gold in dramatic finish.[3] This eventually also marked the first instance for Soviet Union for a podium finish at an Olympic event with Soviet skiers clean sweeping the 10 km event.[4]
She also added another medal to her tally at 1960 Olympics by claiming a silver
women's 10 km event; her third and final Olympic medal of her career.[6]
She won a total of six Soviet national titles in her career including 10 km in 1960 and 1961, 5 km in 1960 and relay in 1958, 1962 and 1966.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).[7]
Olympic Games
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29 | — | Gold | Silver |
| 1964 | 33 | — | Bronze | — |
World Championships
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 27 | — | 6 | — |
| 1962 | 31 | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
References
- ^ Олимпийская чемпионка по лыжным гонкам Мария Гусакова умерла в Петербурге (in Russian)
- ^ a b c "Mariya Gusakova Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2016-12-03. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ a b "Mariya Gusakova". Olympics.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2017-06-09. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Women's 3 × 5 kilometres Relay | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2017-06-10. Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 10 kilometres | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2017-06-09. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "GUSAKOVA Maria". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links
- Maria Gusakova at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Mariya Gusakova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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