Maria Gusakova
Soviet cross-country skier (1931–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maria Ivanovna Gusakova (Russian: Мари́я Ива́новна Гусако́ва; 2 February 1931 – 8 May 2022)[1] was a Russian cross-country skier who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1960s for VSS Spartak. She won a complete set of Winter Olympic medals as part of the Soviet team with a gold in the 10 km (1960), a silver in the 3 × 5 km relay (1960), and a bronze in the 10 km (1964). Gusakova also earned a complete set of medals at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 3 × 5 km relay, a silver in the 10 km, and a bronze in the 5 km. Her husband Nikolay Gusakov also competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and claimed bronze in Nordic combined event.[2]
Medal record | ||
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Women's cross-country skiing | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1960 Squaw Valley | 10 km |
![]() | 1960 Squaw Valley | 3 × 5 km relay |
![]() | 1964 Innsbruck | 10 km |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 1962 Zakopane | 3 × 5 km relay |
![]() | 1962 Zakopane | 10 km |
![]() | 1962 Zakopane | 5 km |