Rita Nikolayevna Achkina (Russian: Рита Николаевна Ачкина; born 1 February 1938) is a retired Belarusian cross-country skier. In 1965 she won the 5 km, 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events at the Soviet championships. Next year she earned two medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 3 × 5 km relay and a bronze in the 5 km. She competed in these two events at the 1968 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay, placing sixth individually. After retiring from competitions she worked as elementary school teacher.[1]
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^"ATSKINA Rita". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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rita, achkina, rita, nikolayevna, achkina, russian, Рита, Николаевна, Ачкина, born, february, 1938, retired, belarusian, cross, country, skier, 1965, relay, events, soviet, championships, next, year, earned, medals, 1966, nordic, world, championships, with, go. Rita Nikolayevna Achkina Russian Rita Nikolaevna Achkina born 1 February 1938 is a retired Belarusian cross country skier In 1965 she won the 5 km 10 km and 3 5 km relay events at the Soviet championships Next year she earned two medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 3 5 km relay and a bronze in the 5 km She competed in these two events at the 1968 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay placing sixth individually After retiring from competitions she worked as elementary school teacher 1 Rita AchkinaAchkina at the 1966 World ChampionshipsPersonal informationBorn1 February 1938 1938 02 age 85 Mogilev Byelorussian SSR Soviet UnionHeight168 cm 5 ft 6 in Weight63 kg 139 lb SportSportCross country skiingClubCSKA MoscowMedal record Women s cross country skiingRepresenting the Soviet UnionOlympic Games1968 Grenoble 3 5 km relayWorld Championships1966 Oslo 3 5 km relay1966 Oslo 5 kmAchkina in 2013 Contents 1 Cross country skiing results 1 1 Olympic Games 1 2 World Championships 2 References 3 External linksCross country skiing results editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation FIS 2 Olympic Games edit 1 medal 1 bronze Year Age 5 km 10 km 3 5 km relay 1964 26 10 1968 30 6 BronzeWorld Championships edit 2 medals 1 gold 1 bronze Year Age 5 km 10 km 3 5 km relay 1966 28 Bronze 8 GoldReferences edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Rita Achkina Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 ATSKINA Rita FIS Ski International Ski Federation Retrieved 23 December 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rita Achkina Rita Achkina at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Rita Achkina at the International Olympic Committee nbsp This biographical article relating to Russian or former Soviet cross country skiing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Soviet Winter Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rita Achkina amp oldid 1158307111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
