Yuliya Mikhailovna Shamshurina (Russian: Ю́лия Михаловна Шамшу́рина, née Stepanova; born 16 July 1962) is a Soviet cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1989, training at VSS Urozhay in Ustinov. She won a silver medal in the 4x5 km at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti and had her best individual finish of fourth in the 10 km event at those same championships.
| Yuliya Shamshurina | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1962 Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 5 – (1982–1985, 1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (8th in 1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Shamshurina (then known as Yuliya Stepanova), she finished fourth in the 4 × 5 km relay and had her best individual finish of eighth in the 10 km event.
Her lone career victory was in a 10 km event in Switzerland in 1988.
Cross-country skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games edit
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
World Championships edit
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km classical |
10 km freestyle |
15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 22 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
| 1989 | 26 | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | Silver |
World Cup edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 19 | 54 |
| 1983 | 20 | 11 |
| 1984 | 21 | 23 |
| 1985 | 22 | 12 |
| 1989 | 26 | 8 |
Individual podiums edit
- 1 victory
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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| 1 | 1988–89 | 17 December 1988 |  Davos, Switzerland |
10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums edit
- 1 podium
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammats |
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| 1 | 1988–89 | 24 February 1989 |  Lahti, Finland |
4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships[1] | 2nd | Smetanina / Tikhonova / Välbe |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References edit
- ^ "SHAMSHURINA STEPANOVA Julia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
External links edit
- Julija Shamshurina Stepaniova at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- World Championship results (in German)
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