Anna Ivanovna Kaaleste
Anna Kaaleste 
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| Full name | Anna Ivanovna Kaaleste |
| nation |
 Soviet Union
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| birthday | 17th January 1930 |
| place of birth | Pargolowo |
| date of death | July 16, 2014 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |
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| society | Dynamo Leningrad |
Anna Ivanovna Kaaleste , born in Muchina ( Russian Анна Ивановна Каалесте, Мухина ; born January 17, 1930 in Pargolowo ; † July 16, 2014 in St. Petersburg ) was a Soviet cross-country skier .
Kaaleste, who started for Dynamo Leningrad , took part in the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo . She ran in ninth place over 10 km. A year earlier she took seventh place over 10 km at the Lahti Ski Games . At Soviet championships she won seven times with the relay (1953, 1955, 1960-1963, 1966). In addition, she was second in 1954 and third in the season in 1964 and 1965. In 1955 she came in third place over 5 km. After her career she worked in Leningrad from 1967 to 1972 as a trainer at the sports school and from 1972 to 1986 as a teacher at the university. She was married to the canoeist and biathlon trainer Mihhail Kaaleste .
Web links
- Anna Kaaleste on skisport365.com
- Anna Ivanovna Kaaleste in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Kaaleste, Anna Ivanovna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muchina, Anna Ivanovna (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet cross-country skier |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th January 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pargolowo |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 2014 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |