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Liliya Vasilchenko

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Liliya Vasilchenko
Country Russia
Born(1962-06-08)8 June 1962
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died11 September 2011(2011-09-11) (aged 49)
Novosibirsk, Russia
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (19821986)
Starts9
Podiums1
Wins0
Overall titles0 – (15th in 1985)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay

Liliya Afanasyevna Vasilchenko (Russian: Ли́лия Афанасьевна Васи́льченко; 8 June 1962 in Novosibirsk – 19 December 2011[1]) was a former 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.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1984 21 17

World Championships

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  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1985 22 11 8 Gold

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1982 19 52
1983 20 42
1984 21 57
1985 22 15
1986 23 33

Individual podiums

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  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1984–85  13 December 1984 Italy Val di Sole, Italy 5 km Individual World Cup 3rd

Team podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 22 January 1985 Austria 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

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  1. ^ Умерла Лилия Васильченко (in Russian)
  2. ^ "VASILTSCHENKO Lilia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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