Alevtina Kolchina

Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina ( _ru. Алевтина Павловна Колчина alternate spelling: Alevtina Koltsjina, born November 11 1930 in village Pavlovsk, Ochersky District, Perm Oblast) was a Soviet cross country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for Burevestnik and later for Dynamo sports societies. She competed in four Winter Olympics, earning a total of five medals. Kolchina also competed several times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning three times at 10 km (1961-1963) and once at 5 km (1966). She is married to four-time Olympic cross country medalist Pavel Kolchin.

Kolchina's biggest success was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where she won 3 medals in 10 km (golds in 1958 and 1962, silver in 1966), 3 medals in the 3 x 5 km relay (golds in 1958, 1962, and 1966), and 2 medals in 5 km (golds in 1962 and 1966).

For her successes in the world championships and at the Holmenkollen, Kolchina received the Holmenkollen medal in 1963 (shared with her husband, Astrid Sandvik, and Torbjørn Yggeseth). Kolchina is the third woman, first Soviet/Russian, and first female Nordic skier to ever win the Holmenkollen medal. Kolchina and her husband are the first husband and wife team to ever win the Holmenkollen Medal.

References

*FIS|S=CC|ID=31664|name=Alevtina Koltsjina
* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/alevtina-kolchina-1.html Sports-reference.com profile]

Persondata
NAME=Kolchina, Alevtina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Koltsjina, Alevtina; Kolchina, Alevtina Pavlovna;Koltsjina, Alevtina Pavlovna; Колчина, Алевтина Павловна
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Former russian skier
DATE OF BIRTH=November 11 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH=Pavlovsk, Ochersky District, Perm Oblast
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=