Zinaida Amosova
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Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova (born January 12, 1950 in Krupskaya kolkhoz
, Talaz District, Dzhambul Oblast
, Kazakh SSR
) was a former Soviet
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 x 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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 x 5 km).
Amosova was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor
(1976).
Kolkhoz
A kolkhoz , plural kolkhozy, was a form of collective farming in the Soviet Union that existed along with state farms . The word is a contraction of коллекти́вное хозя́йство, or "collective farm", while sovkhoz is a contraction of советское хозяйство...
, Talaz District, Dzhambul Oblast
Zhambyl Province
Jambyl Province is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taraz. The population of the province is 1,000,000; the city is 335,100. The province borders Kyrgyzstan, and is very near Uzbekistan. Jambyl also borders three other provinces: Karagandy Province, South Kazakhstan Province and Almaty...
, Kazakh SSR
Kazakh SSR
The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Kazakh SSR for short, was one of republics that made up the Soviet Union.At in area, it was the second largest constituent republic in the USSR, after the Russian SFSR. Its capital was Alma-Ata . Today it is the independent state of...
) was a former 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 from 1976 to 1983, training at the Armed Forces sports society
Armed Forces (sports society)
Central Sports Klub of the Army or is the Russian sports society and the successor of the Soviet CSKA.-Overview:The society was one of the largest sports societies in the USSR. In the Soviet era all CSKA and SKA teams that resided in the Soviet Union belonged to the Armed Forces sports society...
in Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
.
Amosova's biggest success was at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18-26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland. This was Lahti's record fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1926, 1938, and 1958...
where she earned three medals. This included two golds (10 km, 20 km) and one bronze (4 x 5 km).
Amosova was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor
Order of the Badge of Honor
The Order of the Badge of Honour was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.It was instituted on 25 November 1935 and conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity, for promotion of economic,...
(1976).