Zinaida Amosova Explained

Zinaida Amosova
Birth Date:12 January 1950
Birth Place:Jambyl Region, Soviet Union
Club:SKA Novosibirsk
Totalpodiums:0
Individual Starts:3
Team Starts:0
Wcoveralls:0 – (26th in 1983)

Zinaida Stepanovna Amosova (Russian: Зинаида Степановна Амосова) (born 12 January 1950 in Krupskaya kolkhoz, Talaz District, Dzhambul Oblast, Kazakh SSR) is a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed from 1976 to 1983, training at the Armed Forces sports society in Novosibirsk. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Amosova's biggest success was at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where she earned three medals. This included two golds (10 km, 20 km) and one bronze (4 × 5 km).

Amosova was awarded Order of the Badge of Honor in 1976.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
28 Gold Gold Bronze
30 6

World Cup

Season standings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AMOSOVA Zinaida . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 23 December 2019.