Lyubov Zabolotskaya

Lyubov Zabolotskaya
Medal record
Women's cross country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
1982 Oslo 4 x 5 km relay


Lyubov Sergeyevna Zabolotskaya (Russian: Любо́вь Серге́евна Заболо́тская, born April 2, 1956 in the village of Sardyk of Kirov Oblast) is a former Soviet cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s, being a member of the USSR Team between 1978 and 1985. She won a silver medal in the 4x5 km relay at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.

As a senior skier she competed for "Zenith" club of Moscow Oblast. She joined Soviet national team in 1978 at VI USSR National Winter Games (Russian: Зимняя спартакиада народов СССР). She never won gold of the USSR National Championship, but she was the second in a 30 km race at the 1984 USSR National Championship; several times she won bronze in 5 km and 10 km races in at 1981 and 1983. She was the absolute winner at Winter Universiade in 1981 and 1983. Lyubov Zabolotskaya was also the absolute winner of the 45-th Prazdnik Severa (Russian: Праздник Севера) in Murmansk.

Since 1987 she works as a coach of the cross country ski team of Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

World Cup results

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

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1981–82 24 February 1982Norway Oslo, Norway4 x 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]2ndLyadova / Smetanina / Kulakova

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "Athlete : ZABOLOTSKAYA Ljubov". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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