Type | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Alevtina Pavlovna•Kolchina (Leontyeva-) |
Used name | Alevtina•Kolchina |
Original name | Алевтина Павловна•Колчина (Леонтьева-) |
Other names | Alevtina Koltšina |
Born | 11 November 1930 in Pavlovsky, Perm Kray (RUS) |
Measurements | 162 cm / 56 kg |
Affiliations | Iskra Leningrad, St. Petersburg (RUS) / Burevestnik Moskva, Moskva (RUS) / Dynamo Moskva, Moskva (RUS) |
NOC | ![]() |
Ethnic nation | RUS |
Alevtina Kolchina was the most successful female Soviet cross country skier of the 1950s. With her husband Pavel Kolchin, they still are the most successful cross-country skiing husband and wife pair. They are also the only husband and wife pair to ever win the Holmenkollen Medal (1963). Alevtina Kolchina had a very long ski career. She won her first medals at the Soviet championships in 1954 (silver at 5 km and bronze in the relay) and her last medals in 1970 (silver at 10 km and bronze at 5 km). Throughout her career Kolchina won 13 Soviet Championships – 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1963 in the 5 km; 1959 and 1962-64 in the 10 km; and 1956, 1959, 1960 and 1963 in the relay. Internationally, besides her five Olympic medals, Kolchina won seven World Championships: 10 km and relay in 1958; 5 km, 10 km and relay in 1962; and 5 km and relay in 1966; adding a silver in the 10 km in 1966. She also won 10 km (1961-63) and 5 km (1966) races at Holmenkollen. In 1973, the Kolchins moved to Otepää, Estonia and later worked as cross-country ski coaches there, also serving the Estonian national cross-country skiing team in various administrative positions, most recently as consultants. The Kolchina’s son Fjodor also competed at the Olympics, placing 15th in Nordic combined at the 1980 Olympics.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1956 Winter Olympics | Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) | ![]() |
Alevtina Kolchina | |||
10 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
3 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 2 | Silver | |||
1960 Winter Olympics | Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) | ![]() |
Alevtina Kolchina | |||
10 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 4 | |||||
1964 Winter Olympics | Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) | ![]() |
Alevtina Kolchina | |||
5 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
10 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
3 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 1 | Gold | |||
1968 Winter Olympics | Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) | ![]() |
Alevtina Kolchina | |||
5 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
10 kilometres, Women (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
3 × 5 kilometres Relay, Women (Olympic) | Soviet Union | 3 | Bronze |
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Created: Paul Tchir at January 13, 2021 01:29, Last edited: Paul Tchir at January 13, 2021 01:29