Lyubov Kozyreva (cross-country skier)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 10 km |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 3 x 5 km |
| | 1960 Squaw Valley | 10 km |
| | 1960 Squaw Valley | 3 x 5 km |
| World Championships | ||
| | 1954 Falun | 10 km |
| | 1954 Falun | 3 x 5 km |
| | 1958 Lahti | 3 x 5 km |
| | 1962 Zakopane | 3 x 5 km |
| | 1958 Lahti | 10 km |
| | 1962 Zakopane | 5 km |
Lyubov Vladimirovna Kozyreva (Russian: Любо́вь Влади́мировна Ко́зырева), Lyubov Baranova from 1960 onwards (August 27, 1929 – June 22, 2015), was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s for VSS Burevestnik. She was born in the settlement of Bugry, Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast and died in Moscow.
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).
External links
- Ljubov Baranova at the International Ski Federation
- Ljubov Kozyreva at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Lyubov Kozyreva's obituary (Russian)
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