Lyubov Vladimirovna Kozyreva (russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Ко́зырева), Lyubov Baranova from 1960 onwards (27 August 1929 – 22 June 2015), was a
Soviet
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cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s with
VSS Burevestnik. She was born in the settlement of Bugry,
Vsevolozhsky District
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,
Leningrad Oblast
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and died in
Moscow
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She won four Winter Olympic medals with a gold in the 10 km (1956) and silvers in the
10 km (1960) and the
3 × 5 km relay (1956, 1960). She also won the 10 km event at the
Holmenkollen ski festival
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History
It takes place in March ...
in 1955, becoming the first Soviet athlete to win at the Holmenkollen. Her biggest successes were at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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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
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 4 medals – (1 gold, 3 silver)
World Championships
* 6 medals – (4 gold, 2 silver)
References
External links
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* - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
Lyubov Kozyreva's obituary
1929 births
2015 deaths
Burevestnik (sports society) athletes
Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Olympic cross-country skiers of the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Russian female cross-country skiers
Soviet female cross-country skiers
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
People from Vsevolozhsky District
Sportspeople from Leningrad Oblast
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