Klavdiya Boyarskikh

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Klavdiya Boyarskikh
Klavdiya Boyarskikh on a 2013 Russian stamp from the series "Sports Legends"
Personal information
Born11 November 1939
Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died12 December 2009 (aged 70)
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubTrud Sverdlovsk
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck 10 km
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck 3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Oslo 10 km
Gold medal – first place 1966 Oslo 3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1966 Oslo 5 km

Klavdiya Sergeyevna Boyarskikh (Russian: Клавдия Сергеевна Боярских; 11 November 1939 – 12 December 2009) was a Russian cross-country skier who competed in the 1960s.

In 1964, Boyarskikh won her first Soviet titles, in the 5 km and relay, and was selected for the Olympic Games. There she ran the fastest leg of the 3 × 5 km relay, and became the first female cross-country skier to win all Olympic events. In 1966, she won two more national titles, in the 5 and 10 km, as well as two world titles. Next year she had her last two national victories, in the 5 km and relay. She also won three times at the Holmenkollen ski festival with two wins in 10 km (1965, 1966) and one win in the 5 km (1967). Boyarskikh retired in 1968 and until her death worked as a skiing coach with Lokomotiv Sverdlovsk. Since 1970, the annual Klavdiya Boyarskikh Cup in cross-country skiing is held in Sverdlovsk (formerly and now Yekaterinburg).

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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  • 3 medals – (3 gold)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1964 24 Gold Gold Gold

World Championships

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  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1966 26 Silver Gold Gold

References

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  1. ^ "BOJARSKIKH Klavdija". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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