Zinaida_Amosova Knowpia

Zinaida Amosova
Zinaida Amosova
Country	Kazakhstan
Born	January 12, 1950 (age 74); Jambyl Region, Soviet Union
Ski club	SKA Novosibirsk
World Cup career
Seasons	1983
Starts	3
Podiums	0
Overall titles	0 – (26th in 1983)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
World Championships

Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova (Russian: Зинаида Степановна Амосова) (born 12 January 1950 in Krupskaya kolkhoz, Talaz District, Dzhambul Oblast, Kazakh SSR) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed from 1976 to 1983, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Novosibirsk. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.^[1]

Amosova's biggest success was at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where she earned three medals. This included two golds (10 km, 20 km) and one bronze (4 × 5 km).

Amosova was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor in 1976.

Cross-country skiing results edit

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

Olympic Games edit

1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	4 × 5 km relay
1976	26	6	6	Gold

World Championships edit

3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	20 km	4 × 5 km relay
1978	28	—	Gold	Gold	Bronze
1980	30	—	—	6	—

World Cup edit

Season standings edit

Season	Age	Overall
1983	33	26

References edit

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zinaida Amosova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
^ "AMOSOVA Zinaida". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.