Nina Rocheva
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's cross country skiing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1980 Lake Placid | 4 x 5 km |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1974 Falun | 4 x 5 km |
| Bronze | 1978 Lahti | 4 x 5 km |
Nina Rocheva born Nina Selyunina (Russian: Нина Рочева) (born October 13, 1948) was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed from 1978 to 1980. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Rocheva also earned two medals in the 4 x 5 km at the world ski championships: gold (under her maiden name Selyunina at the 1974 Championships in Falun and bronze at the 1978 Championships in Lahti.
Married to the Soviet Olympic champion in cross country skiing Vasily Pavlovich Rochev, she is the mother of Vasily Vasilyevich Rochev, also olympic medalist in that discipline.
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