Yuliya Shamshurina

Yuliya Shamshurina
Country Russia
Born (1962-07-16) 16 July 1962 (age 62)
Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons5 – (1982–1985, 1989)
Indiv. starts19
Indiv. podiums1
Indiv. wins1
Team starts2
Team podiums1
Team wins0
Overall titles0 – (8th in 1989)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Schonach 3 × 5 km relay

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.

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

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1984 21 12 8 15 4

World Championships

  • 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

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
1982 19 54
1983 20 11
1984 21 23
1985 22 12
1989 26 8

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1988–89 17 December 1988 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 10 km Individual C World Cup 1st

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammats
1  1988–89  24 February 1989 Finland 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

  1. ^ "SHAMSHURINA STEPANOVA Julia". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.


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