Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova (russian: Зинаида Степановна Амосова) (born 12 January 1950 in Krupskaya
kolkhoz
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, Talaz District,
Dzhambul Oblast,
Kazakh SSR
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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) is a former
Soviet
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cross-country skier who competed from 1976 to 1983, training at the
Armed Forces sports society in
Novosibirsk. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the
1976 Winter Olympics
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in
Innsbruck.
Amosova's biggest success was at the
1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where she earned three medals. This included two golds (10 km, 20 km) and one bronze (4 × 5 km).
Amosova was awarded
Order of the Badge of Honor
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(1976).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
*1 medal – (1 gold)
World Championships
*3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
References
External links
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1950 births
People from Jambyl Region
Olympic cross-country skiers of the Soviet Union
Soviet female cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Living people
Armed Forces sports society athletes
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Kazakhstani female cross-country skiers
Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
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