Vera Zozulya

Vera Zozulya (Russian: Вера Васильевна Зозуля, Latvian: Vera Zozuļa; born 15 January 1956 in Talsi, Latvian SSR) is a Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.[1]

For the Ukrainian racewalker, see Vira Zozulya.
Vera Zozulya
Medal record
Women's luge
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 Lake PlacidWomen's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1978 ImstWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place1977 IglsWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1981 HammarstrandWomen's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1976 HammarstrandWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1978 HammarstrandWomen's singles

Zozulya also won a complete set of medals in the women's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1978, a silver in 1977, and a bronze in 1981.

At the FIL European Luge Championships, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1978. She won the overall women's singles Luge World Cup title in 1981-2.

Zozulya later became a coach for lugers in the Soviet Union, Latvia, and Poland. She was inducted into the International Luge Federation Hall of Fame in 2006.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vera Zozulya Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.


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