Galina Kulakova

Updated：2008-07-07 10:47 | Source：beijing2008.cn

　　Grenoble, 9 February 1968, X Olympic Winter Games. Women‘s cross country skiing 10km in Autrans: Galina KULAKOVA of the Soviet Union, 6th, in action. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections

　　Born:29 April 1942

　　Birthplace: Votkinsk (Russia)

　　Nationality: Russia

　　Sport: Skiing

　　ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

　　Grenoble 1968

　　Sapporo 1972

　　Innsbruck 1976

　　Lake Placid 1980

　　AWARDS

　　Olympic medals:

　　Gold: 4

　　Silver: 2

　　Bronze: 2

　　Other results:

　　World Championships

　　Gold: 5 (70, 74)

　　Silver: 2 (78, 82)

　　Bronze: 2 (70, 78)

　　Nordic Sweep of the Sapporo Games

　　Galina Kulakova competed in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1968. She earned a silver medal in the 5km race and a bronze medal as the anchor of the USSR‘s 3x5km relay team. At the 1972 Sapporo Games, Kulakova entered all three cross-country races for women and finished first in all of them. She won the 10km event by more than 36 seconds and the 5km by 5 seconds.

　　Finally, she anchored the Soviet relay team to a victory of more than 33 seconds. At the 1976 Winter Olympics, Kulakova finished third in the 5km race, but was disqualified when she tested positive for ephedrine. Despite her positive test, she was allowed to continue competing and she won two more medals : a bronze in the 10km and a gold in the 4x5km relay. Kulakova took part in her fourth Olympics in 1980 and earned a silver medal in the 4x5km relay to bring her career medal total to eight: 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.

Editor : LiuAnqi