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kolchina at the 1968 winter olympics iskra leningrad burevestnik moscow dynamo moscow pavlovsk village , perm oblast , russia 56 kg lb on 260px 1.62 m ftin on cross country skiing 11 november 1930 alevtina kolchina grenoble 1968 001.jpg alevtina kolchina
 alevtina kolchina
alevtina kolchina

alevtina pavlovna kolchina -lrb- alternate spelling : alevtina koltsjina , born 11 november 1930 in village pavlovsk , ochersky district , perm oblast -rrb- is a former soviet cross country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s for burevestnik and later for dynamo sports societies .
she competed in four winter olympics , earning a total of five medals .
kolchina also competed several times at the holmenkollen ski festival , winning three times at 10 km -lrb- 1961-1963 -rrb- and once at 5 km -lrb- 1966 -rrb- .
she was married to four-time olympic cross country medalist pavel kolchin until his 2010 death .
kolchina 's biggest success was at the fis nordic world ski championships , where she won 3 medals in 10 km -lrb- golds in 1958 and 1962 , silver in 1966 -rrb- , 3 medals in the 3 x 5 km relay -lrb- golds in 1958 , 1962 , and 1966 -rrb- , and 2 medals in 5 km -lrb- golds in 1962 and 1966 -rrb- .
for her successes in the world championships and at the holmenkollen , kolchina received the holmenkollen medal in 1963 -lrb- shared with her husband , astrid sandvik , and torbjørn yggeseth -rrb- .
kolchina is the third woman , first soviet/russian , and first female nordic skier to ever win the holmenkollen medal .
kolchina and her husband are the first husband and wife team to ever win the holmenkollen medal .
