Raisa Smetanina

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Raisa Smetanina
Medal record

Women's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold	1976 Innsbruck	10 km
Gold	1976 Innsbruck	4 x 5 km
Gold	1980 Lake Placid	5 km
Gold	1992 Albertville	4 x 5 km
Silver	1976 Innsbruck	5 km
Silver	1980 Lake Placid	4 x 5 km
Silver	1984 Sarajevo	10 km
Silver	1984 Sarajevo	20 km
Silver	1988 Calgary	10 km
Bronze	1988 Calgary	20 km
World Championships
Gold	1974 Falun	4 x 5 km
Gold	1982 Oslo	20 km
Gold	1985 Seefeld	4 x 5 km
Gold	1991 Val di Fiemme	4 x 5 km
Silver	1978 Lahti	10 km
Silver	1978 Lahti	20 km
Silver	1982 Oslo	4 x 5 km
Silver	1989 Lahti	4 x 5 km
Bronze	1974 Falun	5 km
Bronze	1978 Lahti	5 km
Bronze	1978 Lahti	4 x 5 km
Bronze	1980 Falun	20 km

Raisa Petrovna Smetanina (Russian: Раи́са Петро́вна Смета́нина; born February 29, 1952 in the village of Mokhcha, Komi ASSR) is a former Soviet/Russian Nordic skiing champion. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals (Stefania Belmondo being the second). Smetanina took part in five Olympics, representing the USSR team four times and the Unified Team once. In particular, Smetanina won two gold and one silver medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there, along with Rosi Mittermaier of West Germany. She trained at VSS Urozhay in Syktyvkar.

In the 1992 Winter Olympics, at the age of thirty-nine, Smetanina won a further gold medal competing for the Commonwealth of Independent States in the 4x5 km, becoming the first woman to win ten Winter Olympic medals and at that time the oldest woman to win a Winter Olympic gold.

Smetanina also had successes at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning four golds (20 km (1982), and 4x5 km (1974, 1985, and 1991), four silvers (10 km (1978), 20 km (1978), and 4x5 km (1982, 1989)), and four bronzes (4x5 km (1978), 5 km (1974, 1978), and 20 km (1980)). She also won three times at the Holmenkollen ski festival, once in the 10 km (1975) and twice in the 5 km (1975 and 1979).

In 1979, Smetanina received the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Erik Håker and Ingemar Stenmark). She was also awarded Order of Friendship of Peoples (1984). ^[1]

Notes and references

↑ Panorama of the 1984 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Physical Culture and Sports publisher. 1985. p. 38.

Raissa Smetanina at the International Ski Federation
Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)

v t e Olympic champions in women's 5 km cross-country skiing

1964: Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) 1968: Toini Gustafsson (SWE) 1972: Galina Kulakova (URS) 1976: Helena Takalo (FIN) 1980: Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1984: Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) 1988: Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (FIN) 1992: Marjut Lukkarinen (FIN) 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) 1998: Larisa Lazutina (RUS)

v t e Olympic champions in women's 10 km cross-country skiing

1952: Lydia Wideman (FIN) 1956: Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) 1960: Maria Gusakova (URS) 1964: Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) 1968: Toini Gustafsson (SWE) 1972: Galina Kulakova (URS) 1976: Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1980: Barbara Petzold (GDR) 1984: Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) 1988: Vida Vencienė (URS) 2002: Bente Skari (NOR) 2006: Kristina Šmigun (EST) 2010: Charlotte Kalla (SWE)

v t e Olympic champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 x 5 km relay

3 x 5 km	1956: Finland Sirkka Polkunen Mirja Hietamies Siiri Rantanen 1960: Sweden Irma Johansson Britt Strandberg Sonja Ruthström-Edström 1964: Soviet Union Alevtina Kolchina Yevdokiya Mekshilo Klavdiya Boyarskikh 1968: Norway Inger Aufles Babben Enger-Damon Berit Mørdre Lammedal 1972: Soviet Union Lyubov Mukhachyova Alevtina Olyunina Galina Kulakova

4 x 5 km	1976: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Zinaida Amosova Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova 1980: East Germany Marlies Rostock Carola Anding Veronika Hesse Barbara Petzold 1984: Norway Inger Helene Nybråten Anne Jahren Britt Pettersen Berit Aunli 1988: Soviet Union Svetlana Nageykina Nina Gavrilyuk Tamara Tikhonova Anfisa Reztsova 1992: Unified Team Yelena Välbe Raisa Smetanina Larisa Lazutina Lyubov Yegorova 1994: Russia Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Lyubov Yegorova 1998: Russia Nina Gavrilyuk Olga Danilova Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina 2002: Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher 2006: Russia Natalia Baranova-Masalkina Larisa Kurkina Yuliya Chepalova Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova 2010: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen

v t e World champions in women's 20 km and 30 km cross-country skiing

20 km	1978: Zinaida Amosova (URS) 1980: Veronika Hesse (GDR) 1982: Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1985: Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) 1987: Marie-Helene Westin (SWE)

30 km	1989: Yelena Välbe (URS) 1991: Lyubov Yegorova (URS) 1993: Stefania Belmondo (ITA) 1995: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1997: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1999: Larisa Lazutina (RUS) 2001: cancelled 2003: Olga Zavyalova (URS) 2005: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2007: Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 2009: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2011: Therese Johaug (NOR) 2013: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)

v t e World champions in women's cross-country skiing 3/4 x 5 km relay

3 x 5 km	1954: Soviet Union Lyubov Kozyreva Margarita Maslennikova Valentina Tsaryova 1958: Soviet Union Radya Yeroshina Alevtina Kolchina Lyubov Kozyreva 1962: Soviet Union Lyubov Baranova Maria Gusakova Alevtina Kolchina 1966: Soviet Union Klavdiya Boyarskikh Rita Achkina Alevtina Kolchina 1970: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Galina Kulakova Alevtina Olyunina

4 x 5 km	1974: Soviet Union Nina Baldycheva Nina Selyunina Raisa Smetanina Galina Kulakova 1978: Finland Taina Impiö Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen Hilkka Riihivuori Helena Takalo 1982: Norway Anette Bøe Inger Helene Nybråten Berit Aunli Britt Pettersen 1985: Soviet Union Tamara Tikhonova Raisa Smetanina Liliya Vasilchenko Anfisa Romanova 1987: Soviet Union Antonina Ordina Nina Gavrilyuk Larisa Ptistyna Anfisa Reztsova 1989: Finland Pirkko Määttä Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi Jaana Savolainen Marjo Matikainen 1991: Soviet Union Lyubov Yegorova Raisa Smetanina Tamara Tikhonova Yelena Välbe 1993: Russia Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Lyubov Yegorova 1995: Russia Olga Danilova Yelena Välbe Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk 1997: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Nina Gavrilyuk Yelena Välbe 1999: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Anfisa Reztsova Nina Gavrilyuk 2001: Russia Olga Danilova Larisa Lazutina Yuliya Chepalova Nina Gavrilyuk 2003: Germany Manuela Henkel Viola Bauer Claudia Künzel Evi Sachenbacher 2005: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen 2007: Finland Virpi Kuitunen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Pirjo Manninen 2009: Finland Pirjo Muranen Virpi Kuitunen Riitta-Liisa Roponen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 2011: Norway Vibeke Skofterud Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen 2013: Norway Heidi Weng Therese Johaug Kristin Størmer Steira Marit Bjørgen

Holmenkollen Medal

1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR)
1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR)
1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
1901: Askel Refstad (NOR)
1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR)
1904: Harald Smith (NOR)
1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR)
1907: Per Bakken
1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR)
1909: Thorvald Hansen
1910: Lauritz Bergendahl
1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR)
1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR)
1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR)
1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR)
1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR)
1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR)
1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR)
1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR)
1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
1925: Einar Landvik (NOR)
1926: Jacob Tullin Thams
1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR)
1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR)
1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR)
1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR)
1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR)
1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR)
1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR)
1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR)
1947: Elling Rønes (NOR)
1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR)
1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE)
1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR)
1954: Martin Stokken (NOR)
1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR)
1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR)
1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN)
1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR)
1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR)
1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR)
1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR)
1962: Toralf Engan (NOR)
1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR)
1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR)
1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR)
1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR)
1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR)
1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre Lammedal (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR)
1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR)
1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG)
1974: Juha Mieto (FIN)
1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR)
1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR)
1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI)
1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS)
1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
1981: Johan Sætre (NOR)
1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR)
1984: Lars-Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT)
1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE)
1986: Britt Pettersen (NOR)
1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG)
1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER)
1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS)
1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR)
1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)
1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA)
1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER)
2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS)
2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI)
2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
2011: Janne Ahonen (FIN), Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER)
2012: Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR), Magdalena Neuner (GER)
2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (NOR)

Persondata
Name	Smetanina, Raisa
Alternative names
Short description	Cross-country skier
Date of birth	February 29, 1952
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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