Lidiya Pavlovna Skoblikova (Russian: Лидия Павловна Скобликова; born 8 March 1939[1][2][3]) is a retired Russian speed skater and coach. She represented the USSR Olympic team during the Olympic Winter Games in 1960, 1964 and 1968, and won a total of six gold medals, a record she shares with Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst. She also won 25 gold medals at the world championships and 15 gold medals at the USSR National Championships in several distances. She was also the first athlete to earn six gold medals in the Winter Olympics and the first to earn four gold medals at a single Olympic Winter Games. She was the most successful athlete at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, sharing the honour for 1960 Games with her compatriot Yevgeny Grishin.
Skoblikova was born in Zlatoust, Soviet Union, some 160 km west of Chelyabinsk, Ural. She trained at Burevestnik and later at Lokomotiv sports societies. At age 19 in 1959, Skoblikova qualified for the Soviet team and placed third in the national championships. She repeated that performance at the world championships, winning two distance medals as well. The next season, she seemed headed for the world title after winning the 500 m and placing 2nd in the 1500 m, but she fell in the 1000 m. By winning the 3000 m, she managed to land on the podium anyway, placing third again. A favourite for the Olympics now, she entered three events. In the first race, the 1500 m, she broke the world record, and won the gold medal. After just missing a second medal in the 1000 m (fourth), Skoblikova approached the world record in the 3000 m (missing it by just half a second), but that was enough for her second gold medal.[citation needed]
During the following years, Skoblikova fought with her teammates to become world champion. In 1961, she won the bronze for the third consecutive time, followed by the silver medal in 1962. In 1963, she finally managed to win the title. In Karuizawa, conditions were excellent, and Skoblikova won all four races, setting a new 1000 m world record in the process.[citation needed]
For the 1964 Olympics, Skoblikova qualified for all four distances, and she managed to win all of them, thereby becoming the first Winter Olympian to win four individual gold medals. This record was only beaten by Eric Heiden who won all five speed skating events in 1980. Two weeks after the Olympics, she repeated her performance from Karuizawa and won all four distances at the world championships.[citation needed]
Skoblikova withdrew from speed skating for two seasons, but returned in 1967, setting a new 3000 m world record in January. She failed to reach the podium at the world championships however, and placed fourth. In 1968, she skated her third and last Olympics, with the best achievement of 6th place in the 3000 m. During her career she won 15 national titles in various distances, but never the all-around championships.[4]
After her retirement in 1969, Skoblikova moved to Moscow to work as a speed skating coach at Lokomotiv. In 1973 she began her studies at The Academy of Labor and Social Relations and received a degree in pedagogy in 1979. She later earned a PhD in history and became a professor.[5] By 1983, she was a member of the Soviet National Olympic Committee, and received a silver Olympic Order from the hands of Juan Antonio Samaranch. For 12 years she was president of the Russian Skating Federation, and in the 1990s was the head coach of the Russian team. In 1996, she was inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame,[4] and three years later received the Order For Merit to the Fatherland from the hands of Boris Yeltsin.[6] On February 7, 2014, she was one of the six people who held the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony.
Family
Skoblikova was born in a working-class family and had three sisters and one brother.[5] She married Aleksandr Polozkov, who was a competitive racewalker and a member of the national team. Aleksandr was a talented coach and trained his wife during some periods of her career. Their son Georgy (b. 14 March 1965) assisted Skoblikova as a coach of the national speed skating team in the 1990s. His first wife, Natalya Polozkova, was also a speed skater and competed at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics,[4] whereas his second wife, Tanya, won four national titles.[7]
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Lidiya Pavlovna Skoblikova Russian Lidiya Pavlovna Skoblikova born 8 March 1939 1 2 3 is a retired Russian speed skater and coach She represented the USSR Olympic team during the Olympic Winter Games in 1960 1964 and 1968 and won a total of six gold medals a record she shares with Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust She also won 25 gold medals at the world championships and 15 gold medals at the USSR National Championships in several distances She was also the first athlete to earn six gold medals in the Winter Olympics and the first to earn four gold medals at a single Olympic Winter Games She was the most successful athlete at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics sharing the honour for 1960 Games with her compatriot Yevgeny Grishin Lidiya SkoblikovaLidiya Skoblikova in 1967Personal informationFull nameLidiya Pavlovna SkoblikovaBorn 1939 03 08 8 March 1939 age 83 Zlatoust Soviet UnionHeight1 63 m 5 ft 4 in Weight59 kg 130 lb SportSportSpeed skatingClubBurevestnik Chelyabinsk Lokomotiv MoscowMedal record Representing the Soviet UnionOlympic Games1960 Squaw Valley 1500 m1960 Squaw Valley 3000 m1964 Innsbruck 500 m1964 Innsbruck 1000 m1964 Innsbruck 1500 m1964 Innsbruck 3000 mWorld Championships1963 Karuizawa Allround1964 Kristinehamn Allround1962 Imatra Allround1959 Sverdlovsk Allround1960 Ostersund Allround1961 Tonsberg AllroundSkoblikova at the Winter Olympic Games 2014 in the Olympic Park of Sochi Contents 1 Career 2 Family 3 Records 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditSkoblikova was born in Zlatoust Soviet Union some 160 km west of Chelyabinsk Ural She trained at Burevestnik and later at Lokomotiv sports societies At age 19 in 1959 Skoblikova qualified for the Soviet team and placed third in the national championships She repeated that performance at the world championships winning two distance medals as well The next season she seemed headed for the world title after winning the 500 m and placing 2nd in the 1500 m but she fell in the 1000 m By winning the 3000 m she managed to land on the podium anyway placing third again A favourite for the Olympics now she entered three events In the first race the 1500 m she broke the world record and won the gold medal After just missing a second medal in the 1000 m fourth Skoblikova approached the world record in the 3000 m missing it by just half a second but that was enough for her second gold medal citation needed During the following years Skoblikova fought with her teammates to become world champion In 1961 she won the bronze for the third consecutive time followed by the silver medal in 1962 In 1963 she finally managed to win the title In Karuizawa conditions were excellent and Skoblikova won all four races setting a new 1000 m world record in the process citation needed For the 1964 Olympics Skoblikova qualified for all four distances and she managed to win all of them thereby becoming the first Winter Olympian to win four individual gold medals This record was only beaten by Eric Heiden who won all five speed skating events in 1980 Two weeks after the Olympics she repeated her performance from Karuizawa and won all four distances at the world championships citation needed Skoblikova withdrew from speed skating for two seasons but returned in 1967 setting a new 3000 m world record in January She failed to reach the podium at the world championships however and placed fourth In 1968 she skated her third and last Olympics with the best achievement of 6th place in the 3000 m During her career she won 15 national titles in various distances but never the all around championships 4 After her retirement in 1969 Skoblikova moved to Moscow to work as a speed skating coach at Lokomotiv In 1973 she began her studies at The Academy of Labor and Social Relations and received a degree in pedagogy in 1979 She later earned a PhD in history and became a professor 5 By 1983 she was a member of the Soviet National Olympic Committee and received a silver Olympic Order from the hands of Juan Antonio Samaranch For 12 years she was president of the Russian Skating Federation and in the 1990s was the head coach of the Russian team In 1996 she was inducted into the International Women s Sports Hall of Fame 4 and three years later received the Order For Merit to the Fatherland from the hands of Boris Yeltsin 6 On February 7 2014 she was one of the six people who held the Olympic flag during the opening ceremony Family EditSkoblikova was born in a working class family and had three sisters and one brother 5 She married Aleksandr Polozkov who was a competitive racewalker and a member of the national team Aleksandr was a talented coach and trained his wife during some periods of her career Their son Georgy b 14 March 1965 assisted Skoblikova as a coach of the national speed skating team in the 1990s His first wife Natalya Polozkova was also a speed skater and competed at the 1992 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics 4 whereas his second wife Tanya won four national titles 7 Records EditWorld records Nr Distance Time Place Date1 1500 meter 2 25 2 Squaw Valley 21 February 19602 1000 meter 1 31 8 Karuizawa 22 February 19633 3000 meter 5 05 9 Oslo 15 January 1967 8 Russian records Distance Time Place Date1000 m 1 32 2 Medeo 5 Feb 19631000 m 1 31 8 Karuizawa 22 Feb 19631500 m 2 25 2 Squaw Valley 20 Feb 19603000 m 5 04 2 Chelyabinsk 12 Jan 1964 9 Personal records Distance Time Place Date500 m 45 0 Innsbruck 30 Jan 19641000 m 1 31 8 Karuizawa 22 Feb 19631500 m 2 21 8 Medeo 27 Jan 19623000 m 5 04 2 Chelyabinsk 12 Jan 1964Minicombination 190 817 Karuizawa 21 22 Feb 1963See also EditList of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic gold medalistsReferences Edit Khavin Boris 1979 Vsyo ob olimpijskih igrah All About Olympic Games in Russian 2nd ed Moscow Fizkultura i sport p 580 Lidia Skoblikova at SkatingResults Archived from the original on 2007 01 03 Retrieved 2006 02 25 Lidia Skoblikova at DatabaseOlympics com Archived 2007 02 08 at the Wayback Machine a b c Lidiya Skoblikova Sports Reference com a b Lidiya Skoblikova Tak i zhivu Sport Region 2010 PREZIDENT ROSSII NAGRADIL Lidiyu SKOBLIKOVU sport express ru 1999 05 07 Konek korolevy Interview in Russian at rg ru 2006 04 14 Schaatsseizoen 96 97 pp 429 440 Skoytenytt 2001 10 pp 613 619 External links EditLidiya Skoblikova at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Legends of Soviet Sport Lidia Skoblikova Lidia Skoblikova at Olympic org International Women s Sports Hall of Fame Women s Sports Foundation Retrieved on 2007 08 27 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lidiya Skoblikova amp oldid 1089335477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
