Zinaida Amosova

3Zinaida 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.

Zinaida Amosova
Country Kazakhstan
Born (1950-01-12) January 12, 1950
Jambyl Region, Soviet Union
Ski clubSKA Novosibirsk
World Cup career
Seasons1983
Indiv. podiums0
Indiv. starts3
Team starts0
Overall titles0 – (26th in 1983)

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 (1976).

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19762666Gold

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
197828GoldGoldBronze
198030N/AN/A6N/A

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19833326

References

  1. "AMOSOVA Zinaida". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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