Zinaida Amosova
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| Zinaida Amosova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 12, 1950 Jambyl Region, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SKA Novosibirsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (26th in 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova (Russian: Зинаида Степановна Амосова) (born 12 January 1950 in Krupskaya kolkhoz, Talaz District, Dzhambul Oblast, Kazakh SSR) is 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 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1]
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 in 1976.
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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| 1976 | 26 | 6 | 6 | Gold |
World Championships
[edit]- 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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| 1978 | 28 | — | Gold | Gold | Bronze |
| 1980 | 30 | — | — | 6 | — |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall |
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| 1983 | 33 | 26 |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zinaida Amosova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ "AMOSOVA Zinaida". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Zinaida Amosova at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Zinaida Amosova at Olympics.com
- Zinaida Amosova at Olympic.org (archived)
- Zinaida Amosova at Olympedia (archive)
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- 1950 births
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- Olympic cross-country skiers for the Soviet Union
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- Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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