Rita Achkina
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1968 Grenoble | 3 x 5 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1966 Oslo | 3 x 5 km | |
| Bronze | 1966 Oslo | 5 km | |
Rita Nikolayevna Achkina (Russian: Ри́та Никола́евна А́чкина; born in 1938 in Mogilev) was a Soviet cross country skier who competed during the 1960s. Achkina trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow. She won a bronze medal in the 3x5 km at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.
Achkina also won two medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 3x5 km and a bronze in the 5 km event.
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- FIS-Ski: Rita Achkina - statistics
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