Gladisheva, Svetlana (1971–)
Gladisheva, Svetlana (1971–)
Russian Alpine skier. Born Sept 13, 1971, in Lvov, Russia.
Won a bronze medal for downhill at World championships (1991); won a silver medal for super-G at Lillehammer Olympics (1994); placed 5th for downhill at Nagano Olympics (1998).
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