| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | |||
| Men's Cross country skiing | |||
| Gold | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 15 km | |
| Bronze | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 30 km | |
| Bronze | 1964 Innsbruck | 4 x 10 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1958 Lahti | 15 km | |
| Silver | 1958 Lahti | 30 km | |
| Silver | 1958 Lahti | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1962 Zakopane | 4 x 10 km | |
Pavel Konstantinovich Kolchin (sometimes spelled Pavel Koltsjin; Russian: Павел Константинович Колчин) (born January 9, 1930 in Yaroslavl) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the 1950s and 1960s, training at Dynamo in Moscow. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a Winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe, The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in The 1956 Winter Olympics Cross country skiing results Men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay was added The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in The 1956 Winter Olympics Cross country skiing results Men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay was added The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in The 1956 Winter Olympics Cross country skiing results Men's 30 km and women's 3 x 5 km relay was added The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck The 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing results Women's 5 km debuted at this Olympics The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1958 took place February 4 - 9 ( Cross country skiing only and March 1 ( Nordic combined and The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1962 took place February 18 - 27, 1962 in Zakopane, Poland. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yaroslavl (Яросла́вль is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located north-east of Moscow. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a Winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe, The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Dinamo, also Dynamo, (Динамо Belarusian: Дына́ма was the oldest Sports and Physical training society of the Soviet Union Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
He competed in two Winter Olympics, earning a total of four medals. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years His bronze in the 15 km at the 1956 Winter Olympics was the first ever medal awarded to a non-Scandinavian (Finland, Norway, and Sweden) in cross-country skiing. The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Kolchin also won at the Holmenkollen ski festival, winning both the 15 km and 50 km events in 1958. The Holmenkollen ski jump, located in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway, is host to the world's second oldest Ski jump competition still in existence Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His wife, Alevtina Kolchina, was also an Olympic champion in cross country skiing in 1964. Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina (Алевти́на Па́вловна Ко́лчина alternate spelling Alevtina Koltsjina, born November 11 1930
Kolchin also found success was at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where he won three silver medals in 1958 (15 km, 30 km, and 4 x 10 km) and a bronze medal in 1962 (4 x 10 km). The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Kolchin was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (twice - in 1957 and 1972) and Order of the Badge of Honor (1970). History The Red Banner of Labour began as an order of the Russian SFSR on Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For his successes at the Winter Olympics, the Nordic skiing World Championships and the Holmenkollen, Kolchin received the Holmenkollen medal in 1963 (Shared with his Alevtina Kolchina (his wife), Astrid Sandvik, and Torbjørn Yggeseth). The Holmenkollen medal is Norwegian Skiing 's highest award for competitors Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alevtina Pavlovna Kolchina (Алевти́на Па́вловна Ко́лчина alternate spelling Alevtina Koltsjina, born November 11 1930 Astrid Sandvik (born 1 October 1939) is a Norwegian Alpine skier who finished tied for sixth dog (with fellow Norwegian and 1958 Holmenkollen Torbjørn Yggeseth (born 18 June 1934) was a Norwegian Ski jumper who was active in the 1960s Kolchin and Kolchina are the first husband and wife team to ever win the Holmenkollen Medal.
| Preceded by Toralf Engan |
Holmenkollen medal with Alevtina Kolchina, Astrid Sandvik, & Torbjørn Yggeseth 1963 |
Succeeded by Veikko Kankkonen, Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, & Halvor Næs |