Svetlana Gladysheva

Svetlana Alekseyevna Gladysheva (Russian: Светлана Алексеевна Гладышева, born 13 September 1971) is a retired Russian alpine skier. In her early career she had her best results in the downhill, becoming the junior world champion in 1990, and finishing third at the seniors world championships in 1991 and at the world cups in 1991 and 1992. Later she was more successful in super-G competitions, winning a world cup in 1996,[1] and an Olympic silver medal in 1994. She also competed at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Olympics in the downhill and super-G events and finished fifth in 1998 and eighth in 1992 in the downhill. Gladysheva retired from competitions in 1998, and in 2010 became president of the Russian Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding Federation.[2]

Svetlana Gladysheva
Gladysheva in 2008
Personal information
Born13 September 1971 (1971-09-13) (age 52)
Ufa, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
ClubSukolovo Moscow
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1994 LillehammerSuper G
World Championships
Representing  Soviet Union
Bronze medal – third place1991 SaalbachDownhill

References
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  1. "Gladishiva Svetlana -Biographie". Fédération Internationale de Ski. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. Svetlana Gladysheva. sports-reference.com
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