Liliya Vasilchenko
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| Nationality |  Russia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1962 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 December 2011 (aged 49) Novosibirsk, Russia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 5 – (1982–1986) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (15th in 1985) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Liliya Afanasyevna Vasilchenko (Russian: Ли́лия Афанасьевна Васи́льченко; 8 July 1962 – 17 December 2011)[1][2] was a 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. Vasilchenko's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 17th in the 5 km event in Sarajevo, in 1984. She was born in Novosibirsk.
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
[edit]| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — |
World Championships
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 22 | — | 11 | 8 | Gold |
World Cup
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 19 | 52 |
| 1983 | 20 | 42 |
| 1984 | 21 | 57 |
| 1985 | 22 | 15 |
| 1986 | 23 | 33 |
Individual podiums
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ↑ "Рябова (Васильченко) Лилия Александровна". Sport-Strana.ru. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ Умерла Лилия Васильченко Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ↑ "Vasiltschenko Lilia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Liliya Vasilchenko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Liliya Vasilchenko at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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