Rita Achkina
Achkina at the 1966 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1 February 1938 (1938-02) (age 86) Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rita Nikolayevna Achkina (Russian: Рита Николаевна Ачкина; born 1 February 1938) is a retired Belarusian cross-country skier. In 1965 she won the 5 km, 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events at the Soviet championships. Next year she earned two medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 3 × 5 km relay and a bronze in the 5 km. She competed in these two events at the 1968 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay, placing sixth individually. After retiring from competitions she worked as elementary school teacher.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1964 | 26 | 10 | — | — |
1968 | 30 | 6 | — | Bronze |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1966 | 28 | Bronze | 8 | Gold |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rita Achkina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "ATSKINA Rita". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links
- Rita Achkina at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Rita Achkina at Olympics.com
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- 1954: Lyubov Kozyreva, Margarita Maslennikova, Valentina Tsaryova,
- 1958: Radya Yeroshina, Alevtina Kolchina, Lyubov Kozyreva
- 1962: Lyubov Baranova, Maria Gusakova, Alevtina Kolchina
- 1966: Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Rita Achkina, Alevtina Kolchina
- 1970: Nina Baldycheva, Galina Kulakova, Alevtina Olyunina
- 1974: Nina Baldycheva, Nina Selyunina, Raisa Smetanina, Galina Kulakova
- 1978: Taina Impiö, Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, Hilkka Riihivuori, Helena Takalo
- 1982: Anette Bøe, Inger Helene Nybråten, Berit Aunli, Brit Pettersen
- 1985: Tamara Tikhonova, Raisa Smetanina, Liliya Vasilchenko, Anfisa Romanova
- 1987: Antonina Ordina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Larisa Ptistyna, Anfisa Reztsova
- 1989: Pirkko Määttä, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, Jaana Savolainen, Marjo Matikainen
- 1991: Lyubov Yegorova, Raisa Smetanina, Tamara Tikhonova, Yelena Välbe
- 1993: Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Lyubov Yegorova
- 1995: Olga Danilova, Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk
- 1997: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Yelena Välbe
- 1999: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Anfisa Reztsova, Nina Gavrylyuk
- 2001: Olga Danilova, Larisa Lazutina, Yuliya Chepalova, Nina Gavrylyuk
- 2003: Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer, Claudia Künzel, Evi Sachenbacher
- 2005: Vibeke Skofterud, Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen
- 2007: Virpi Kuitunen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Pirjo Manninen
- 2009: Pirjo Muranen, Virpi Kuitunen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
- 2011: Vibeke Skofterud, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen
- 2013: Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen
- 2015: Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Marit Bjørgen
- 2017: Maiken Caspersen Falla, Heidi Weng, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Marit Bjørgen
- 2019: Ebba Andersson, Frida Karlsson, Charlotte Kalla, Stina Nilsson
- 2021: Tiril Udnes Weng, Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Helene Marie Fossesholm
- 2023: Tiril Udnes Weng, Astrid Øyre Slind, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Anne Kjersti Kalvå
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