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Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Index Cross-country skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics

At the 1956 Winter Olympics six cross-country skiing events – four for men and two for women – were contested after men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay were added. [1]

24 relations: Alevtina Kolchina, Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Arvo Viitanen, August Kiuru, Cross-country skiing, Fyodor Terentyev, Gunnar Samuelsson, Hallgeir Brenden, Irma Johansson, Jorma Kortelainen, Lennart Larsson (cross-country skier), Lyubov Kozyreva (cross-country skier), Mirja Hietamies, Nikolay Anikin, Pavel Kolchin, Per-Erik Larsson, Radya Yeroshina, Siiri Rantanen, Sirkka Polkunen, Sixten Jernberg, Sonja Edström, Veikko Hakulinen, Vladimir Kuzin, 1956 Winter Olympics.

Alevtina Kolchina

Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina (Алевти́на Па́вловна Ко́лчина alternate spelling: Alevtina Koltsjina, born 11 November 1930 in the village of Pavlovsk, Ochyorsky District, Perm Oblast) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for Burevestnik and later for Dynamo sports societies.

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Anna-Lisa Eriksson

Anna-Lisa Eriksson (21 June 1928 – 26 May 2012) was a Swedish cross country skier who won a bronze medal in the 3×5 km at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

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Arvo Viitanen

Arvo Albert Viitanen (April 12, 1924 – April 28, 1999) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s.

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August Kiuru

August Kiuru (July 12, 1922 – February 23, 2009) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance.

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Fyodor Terentyev

Fyodor Mikhaylovich Terentyev (Фёдор Михайлович Терентьев; 4 October 1925 – 20 January 1963) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics.

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Gunnar Samuelsson

Gunnar Samuelsson (2 May 1927 – 4 November 2007) was a Swedish cross-country skier.

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Hallgeir Brenden

Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner.

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Irma Johansson

Irma Elina Johansson (later Öberg, born 3 April 1932) is a former Swedish cross-country skier.

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Jorma Kortelainen

Jorma Aksel Kortelainen (17 December 1932 – 27 December 2012) was a Finnish cross-country skier and rower who competed in the 1950s.

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Lennart Larsson (cross-country skier)

Lennart "Lill-Järven" Larsson (born 7 February 1930) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier and coach.

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Lyubov Kozyreva (cross-country skier)

Lyubov Vladimirovna Kozyreva (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.

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Mirja Hietamies

Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää (7 January 1931 – 14 March 2013).

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Nikolay Anikin

Nikolay Petrovich Anikin (Николай Петрович Аникин; also transliterated as Nikolai or Nikolaj; January 25, 1932 – November 14, 2009) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the late 1950s and early 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow.

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Pavel Kolchin

Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin (sometimes spelled Pavel Koltsjin; Павел Константинович Колчин; 9 January 1930 – 29 December 2010) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow.

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Per-Erik Larsson

Per-Erik Larsson (3 May 1929 – 31 May 2008) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics.

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Radya Yeroshina

Radya Nikolayevna Yeroshina (Радья Николаевна Ерошина; September 17, 1930 – September 23, 2012) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s, training at Lokomotiv in Moscow.

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Siiri Rantanen

Siiri Johanna "Äitee" Rantanen (née Lintunen on 14 December 1924) is a retired cross-country skier from Finland.

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Sirkka Polkunen

Sirkka Tellervo "Telle" Polkunen (later Vilander, 6 November 1927 – 28 September 2014), was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics.

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Sixten Jernberg

Edy Sixten Jernberg (6 February 1929 – 14 July 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier and one of the most successful cross-country skiers of all time.

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Sonja Edström

Sonja Viola Edström-Ruthström (Edström before 1960, born 18 November 1930) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier.

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Veikko Hakulinen

Veikko Johannes Hakulinen (4 January 1925 – 24 October 2003) was a Finnish cross country skier, triple champion in both the Olympics and world championships.

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Vladimir Kuzin

Vladimir Semyonovich Kuzin (Владимир Семёнович Кузин; July 15, 1930 – October 5, 2007) was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s, training at Dynamo in Leningrad.

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1956 Winter Olympics

The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les VIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) (Italian: VII Giochi olimpici invernali), was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_1956_Winter_Olympics

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