Alevtina Olyunina
Soviet cross-country skier (1942–2025)
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Alevtina Sergeyevna Olyunina (Russian: Алевти́на Серге́евна Олю́нина; 15 August 1942 – 18 November 2025) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s for Trud Voluntary Sports Society. She was on the Olympic champion team and a silver medalist at the 1972 Olympics.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1972 Sapporo | 3 × 5 km relay |
 | 1972 Sapporo | 10 km |
| World Championships | ||
| 1970 Vysoké Tatry | 10 km |
| 1970 Vysoké Tatry | 3 × 5 km relay |
Biography
Olyunina was born in Pchyolkino, Kostroma Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR on 15 August 1942. She won two medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with a gold in the 3 × 5 km relay and a silver in the 10 km.
She also won two medals at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with golds both in the 10 km and the 3 × 5 km relay events.
Olyunina died on 18 November 2025, at the age of 83.[1]
