Lyubov Lyadova
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Lyubov Lyadova is a former Soviet
cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Oslo
and finished 4th in the 20 km event at those same championships.
Lyadova also won the 10 km event at the 1983 Holmenkollen ski festival
. Her best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 7th in the 20 km event at Sarajevo
in 1984
.
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 during the early 1980s. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982 took place 19-28 February 1982 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was Oslo's record-tying fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1930, the 1952 Winter Olympics, and 1966. The Nordic combined 3 × 10 km team event and...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and finished 4th in the 20 km event at those same championships.
Lyadova also won the 10 km event at the 1983 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...
. Her best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 7th in the 20 km event at Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
in 1984
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
.
External links
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file