Liliya Vasilchenko
Liliya Afanasyevna Vasilchenko (Russian: Ли́лия Афанасьевна Васи́льченко; 8 June 1962 in Novosibirsk – 19 December 2011[1]) was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1986, training at Trudovye Rezervy in Novosibirsk. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished eight in the 20 km at those same championships.
| Liliya Vasilchenko | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1962 Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 September 2011 (aged 49) Novosibirsk, Russia | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 5 – (1982–1986) | ||||||||||||||
| Individual wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 1985) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vasilchenko's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 17th in the 5 km event in Sarajevo, in 1984.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Individual podiums
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984–85 | 13 December 1984 |  Val di Sole, Italy | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984–85 | 22 January 1985 |  Seefeld, Austria | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Tikhonova / Smetanina / Reztsova |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- Умерла Лилия Васильченко (in Russian)
- "VASILTSCHENKO Lilia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links
- Liliya Vasilchenko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Liliya Vasilchenko at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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