Liliya Afanasyevna Vasilchenko (russian: link=no, Ли́лия Афанасьевна Васи́льченко; 8 June 1962 in

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

– 19 December 2011Умерла Лилия Васильченко
) was a former Soviet

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who competed from 1982 to 1986, training at

Trudovye Rezervy Trudovye Rezervy (russian: Трудовые резервы; English: Workforce/Labour Reserves) — one of the Voluntary Sports Societies of the USSR. It was to involve in physical culture and sports the students of the country's vocational schools ...

. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the

1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985 took place January 16–27, 1985 in Seefeld, Austria (near Innsbruck). This was the fourth time the Innsbruck area hosted these championships, having done so in 1933, the 1964 Winter Olympics, and the 19 ...

Seefeld Seefeld may refer to: Places * Seefeld in Tirol, a tourist resort in Tyrol, Austria * Seefeld, Bavaria, a town in Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany ** Seefeld Castle * Seefeld, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Ho ...

and finished eight in the 20 km at those same championships. Vasilchenko's best individual finish at the

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

was 17th in the 5 km event in

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, in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 podium

Team podiums

* 1 victory * 1 podium Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

* * 1962 births 2011 deaths Soviet female cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Novosibirsk FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Russian female cross-country skiers {{Russia-XC-skiing-bio-stub