Lyubov Kozyreva

Lyubov Kozyreva

Lyubov Vladimirovna Kozyreva ( _ru. Любовь Владимировна Козырева) (Lyubov Baranova from 1960 onwards) (born August 27, 1929 in the settlement of Bugry, Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast) was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s for VSS Burevestnik.

She won four Winter Olympic medals with a gold in the 10 km (1956) and silvers in the 10 km (1960 and the 3x5 km Relay (1956, 1960). She also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1955, becoming the first Soviet athlete to win at the Holmenkollen.

Her biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where she won six medals, including four golds (10 km: 1954, 3x5 km: 1954, 1958, 1962) and two silvers (10 km: 1958, 5 km: 1962).

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* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon


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