Alevtina Sergeyevna Olyunina (Russian: Алевти́на Серге́евна Олю́нина; born 15 August 1942 in Pchyolkino, Kostroma Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a female Soviet former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s for Trud Voluntary Sports Society.

Alevtina Olyunina
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo 3 ×  5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo 10 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Vysoké Tatry 10 km
Gold medal – first place 1970 Vysoké Tatry 3 × 5 km relay

She won two medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with a gold in the 3 × 5 km relay and a silver in the 10 km.

Olyunina also won two medals at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with golds both in the 10 km and the 3 × 5 km relay events.

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games edit

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
Year Age 5 km 10 km 3 × 5 km
relay
1968 25 20 11
1972 29 4 2nd 1st

World Championships edit

  • 2 medals – (2 gold)
Year Age 5 km 10 km 3 × 5 km
relay
1970 27 1st 1st

References edit

  1. ^ "OLJUNINA Alevtina". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

External links edit