Liliya Vasilchenko

Liliya Afanasyevna Vasilchenko (Russian: Ли́лия Афанасьевна Васи́льченко; 8 June 1962 in Novosibirsk – 19 December 2011) was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1986, training at Trudovye Rezervy in Novosibirsk. She won a gold medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished eight in the 20 km at those same championships.

Liliya Vasilchenko
Country	Russia
Born	(1962-06-08)8 June 1962 Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	11 September 2011(2011-09-11) (aged 49) Novosibirsk, Russia
World Cup career
Seasons	5 – (1982–1986)
Indiv. starts	9
Indiv. podiums	1
Indiv. wins	0
Team starts	1
Team podiums	1
Team wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (15th in 1985)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing Soviet Union World Championships 1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay

Vasilchenko's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 17th in the 5 km event in Sarajevo, in 1984.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	20 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1984	21	17	—	—	—

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	20 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1985	22	—	11	8	Gold

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	19	52
1983	20	42
1984	21	57
1985	22	15
1986	23	33

Individual podiums

• 1 podium

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1984–85	13 December 1984	Val di Sole, Italy	5 km Individual	World Cup	3rd

Team podiums

• 1 victory
• 1 podium

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1984–85	22 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	4 × 5 km Relay	World Championships[1]	1st	Tikhonova / Smetanina / Reztsova

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

External links

• Liliya Vasilchenko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Liliya Vasilchenko at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation