Yevgeniya Vladimirovna Medvedeva (russian: Евге́ния Влади́мировна Медве́дева-Арбу́зова; born 4 July 1976 in

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) is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 1996. Competing in two

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, she won two medals at

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with a gold in the 4 × 5 km relay and a bronze in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit. Medvedeva-Arbuzova also won two silver medals at the

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(30 km:

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, 4 × 5 km relay:

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 2 medals – (2 silver)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 victory – (1 ) *5 podiums – (4 , 1 )

Team podiums

* 2 victories – (1 , 1 ) * 5 podiums – (4 , 1 )

References

External links

* 1976 births Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Olympic cross-country skiers of Russia Olympic gold medalists for Russia People from Kondopoga Russian female cross-country skiers Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from the Republic of Karelia {{Russia-XC-skiing-bio-stub