Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin (sometimes spelled Pavel Koltsjin; russian: Павел Константинович Колчин; 9 January 1930 – 29 December 2010) was a
Soviet
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cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training at
Dynamo
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in
Moscow
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. He was born in
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...
.
He competed in two
Winter Olympics
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, earning a total of four medals. His bronze in the at the
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...
was the first ever medal awarded to a non-Scandinavian (
Finland
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,
Norway
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, and
Sweden
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) in cross-country skiing. Kolchin also won at the
Holmenkollen ski festival
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic.
History
It takes place in March ...
, winning both the and events in 1958. His wife,
Alevtina Kolchina
Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina (russian: Алевти́на Па́вловна Ко́лчина alternate spelling: Alevtina Koltsjina; 11 November 1930 – 1 March 2022) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for ...
, was also an Olympic champion in cross-country skiing in 1964.
Kolchin also found success was at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship e ...
, where he won three silver medals in 1958 (15 km, 30 km, and 4 x 10 km) and a bronze medal in 1962 (4 x 10 km).
Kolchin was awarded
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...
(twice - in 1957 and 1972) and
Order of the Badge of Honour
The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.
It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...
(1970). For his successes at the Winter Olympics, the Nordic skiing World Championships and the Holmenkollen, Kolchin received the
Holmenkollen medal in 1963 (Shared with his
Alevtina Kolchina
Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina (russian: Алевти́на Па́вловна Ко́лчина alternate spelling: Alevtina Koltsjina; 11 November 1930 – 1 March 2022) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for ...
(his wife),
Astrid Sandvik
Astrid Sandvik (born 1 October 1939) is a Norwegian Alpine skier who finished tied for sixth place (with fellow Norwegian and 1958 Holmenkollen medalist Inger Bjørnbakken) in the women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo ...
, and
Torbjørn Yggeseth
Torbjørn Yggeseth (18 June 1934 – 10 January 2010) was a Norwegian ski jumper who was active in the 1960s. He competed for Heggedal Idretsslag.
Yggeseth won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1963, the same year ...
). Kolchin and Kolchina are the first husband and wife team to ever win the Holmenkollen Medal. Kolchin died on 29 December 2010.
References
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* - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
* - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
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1930 births
2010 deaths
Sportspeople from Yaroslavl
Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Department of Chess alumni
Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Dynamo sports society athletes
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Holmenkollen medalists
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic cross-country skiers of the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
Merited Coaches of the Soviet Union
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Russian male cross-country skiers
Soviet male cross-country skiers