Klavdija Bojarskikh
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Klavdiya Sergeyevna Boyarskikh ' onMouseout='HidePop("75890")' href="/topics/Verkhnyaya_Pyshma">Verkhnyaya Pyshma
, Sverdlovsk Oblast
- 12 December 2009) was a Soviet
cross country skier who competed in the 1960s. She trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society.
At the 1964 Winter Olympics
, she won all three women's cross-country skiing events in the 5 km, 10 km, and 3x5 km. She also won three times at the Holmenkollen ski festival
with two wins in 10 km (1965, 1966) and one win in the 5 km (1967). At the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
, Boyarskikh won three cross-country medals with golds in the 10 km and the 3x5 km and a silver in 5 km.
Verkhnyaya Pyshma
Verkhnyaya Pyshma is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, situated north of Yekaterinburg. Population: Postal code: 624080. International dialing code: +7 .-History:...
, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Population: -Geography:...
- 12 December 2009) was a Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
cross country skier who competed in the 1960s. She trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society.
At the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
, she won all three women's cross-country skiing events in the 5 km, 10 km, and 3x5 km. She also won three times at the Holmenkollen ski festival
Holmenkollen ski festival
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...
with two wins in 10 km (1965, 1966) and one win in the 5 km (1967). At the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 took place February 17–26, 1966 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was the third time the Norwegian capital hosted this event having done so in 1930 and at the 1952 Winter Olympics...
, Boyarskikh won three cross-country medals with golds in the 10 km and the 3x5 km and a silver in 5 km.