Lyubov Kozyreva (cross-country skier), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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cross-country skier
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Place of Birth: Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
About Lyubov Kozyreva (cross-country skier)
- Lyubov Vladimirovna Kozyreva (Russian: ????´?? ?????´??????? ??´??????), Lyubov Baranova from 1960 onwards (August 27, 1929 – June 22, 2015), was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s for VSS Burevestnik.
- She was born in the settlement of Bugry, Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast and died in Moscow. She won four Winter Olympic medals with a gold in the 10 km (1956) and silvers in the 10 km (1960) and the 3x5 km Relay (1956, 1960).
- She also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1955, becoming the first Soviet athlete to win at the Holmenkollen.
- Her biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where she won six medals, including four golds (10 km: 1954, 3x5 km: 1954, 1958, 1962) and two silvers (10 km: 1958, 5 km: 1962).
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