Radya Yeroshina
Soviet cross-country skier
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Radya Nikolayevna Yeroshina (Russian: Радья Николаевна Ерошина; 17 September 1930 – 23 September 2012) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s, training at Lokomotiv in Moscow.[1][2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's cross-country skiing | ||
| Representing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 10 km | |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 3 × 5 km relay | |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | 3 × 5 km relay | |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | 10 km | |
| World Championships | ||
| 1958 Lahti | 3 × 5 km relay | |
| 1962 Zakopane | 10 km | |
Medals
She won four Winter Olympic medals with three silvers in the 10 km (1956 and the 3 × 5 km relay (1956, 1960) and a bronze in the 10 km (1960).[2] She also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1958.[3]
Yeroshina also won two medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 3 × 5 km relay (1958) and a bronze in the 10 km (1962).[2]