Lidia Selikhova (russian: Лидия Селихова; 19 March 1922 – 7 February 2003) was a Soviet female

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

. She won a gold medal at the

World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial championships were held in the years 1933–1935. History Distances used * In the years 1933–1935, three distances were ...

in 1952, and again a gold medal in 1954.

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* 1922 births 2003 deaths Soviet female speed skaters World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists {{USSR-sport-bio-stub