![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Rita_Achkina_1966.jpg/640px-Rita_Achkina_1966.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Rita Achkina
Belarusian cross-country skier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rita Nikolayevna Achkina (Russian: Рита Николаевна Ачкина; born 1 February 1938) is a retired Belarusian cross-country skier. In 1965 she won the 5 km, 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events at the Soviet championships. Next year she earned two medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 3 × 5 km relay and a bronze in the 5 km. She competed in these two events at the 1968 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the relay, placing sixth individually. After retiring from competitions she worked as elementary school teacher.[1]
Quick Facts Personal information, Born ...
![]() Achkina at the 1966 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | 1 February 1938 (1938-02) (age 86) Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Close
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Rita_Achkina%2C_October_2013.jpg/320px-Rita_Achkina%2C_October_2013.jpg)