Background
Kolchina, Alevtina was born on November 11, 1930 in Pavlovsk, Perm’ Oblast’.
Kolchina, Alevtina was born on November 11, 1930 in Pavlovsk, Perm’ Oblast’.
Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sport, Youth and Tourism.
Honoured Master of Sports (skiing), 1958. With Moscow Dynamo. USSR champion, 1956-1967. World champion, 1958-1966.
Olympic champion, 1964. Silver medal, 1956. Bronze medal, 1964 and 1968. Wife of Pavel Kolchin and co-author of their book, О Lyzhakh i о Sebe, Moscow, 1978.
Kolchina"s biggest success was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where she won 3 medals in 10 km (golds in 1958 and 1962, silver in 1966), 3 medals in the 3 x 5 km relay (golds in 1958, 1962, and 1966), and 2 medals in 5 km (golds in 1962 and 1966). Foreign her successes in the world championships and at the Holmenkollen, Kolchina received the Holmenkollen medal in 1963 (shared with her husband, Astrid Sandvik, and Torbjørn Yggeseth). 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 Meda
