Lydia Wideman
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's cross-country skiing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1952 Oslo | 10 km | |
Lydia Wideman (born May 17, 1920 in Vilppula) is a former cross-country skier from Finland. She became the first female Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing when she won a gold medal over 10 km 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
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1952: Lydia Wideman * 1956: Lyubov Kozyreva * 1960: Maria Gusakova * 1964: Klavdiya Boyarskikh * 1968: Toini Gustafsson * 1972: Galina Kulakova * 1976: Raisa Smetanina * 1980: Barbara Petzold * 1984: Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen * 1988: Vida Vencienė * 2002: Bente Skari * 2006: Kristina Šmigun
