Nina Petrovna Rocheva (russian: Нина Петровна Рочева, Selyunina; 13 October 1948 – 8 January 2022) was a
Soviet cross-country skier
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who competed from 1978 to 1980. She won a silver medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States.
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in
Lake Placid, New York.
Rocheva also earned two medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the world ski championships: gold (under her maiden name Selyunina at the
1974 Championships in
Falun, Sweden, and bronze at the
1978 World Championships in
Lahti, Finland.
She was married to the Soviet Olympic champion in cross-country skiing
Vasily (Pavlovich) Rochev, she is the mother of
Vasily (Vasilyevich) Rochev, also Olympic medalist in that discipline. She died on 8 January 2022, at the age of 73.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
World Championships
* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
References
External links
Database Olympic Profile
1948 births
2022 deaths
Soviet female cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for the Soviet Union
Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Universiade medalists in cross-country skiing
Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Competitors at the 1972 Winter Universiade
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