In the 1992 Winter Olympics, at the age of 39, Smetanina won a further gold medal competing for the Unified Team in the 4 × 5 km relay, 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 4 × 5 km relay (1974, 1985, and 1991), three silvers (10 km (1978), and 4 × 5 km relay (1982, 1989)), and four bronzes (4 × 5 km relay (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).
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^"SMETANINA Raissa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions the patronymic is Petrovna and the family name is Smetanina Raisa Petrovna Smetanina Russian Raisa Petrovna Smetanina born 29 February 1952 is a Soviet and Russian cross country skiing champion She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals Raisa SmetaninaSmetanina on a 2013 Russian coinCountry RussiaBorn29 February 1952 1952 02 29 age 70 Mokhcha Russian SFSR Soviet UnionHeight1 62 m 5 ft 4 in Ski clubVSSWorld Cup careerSeasons11 1982 1992 Individual wins3Team wins3Indiv podiums16Team podiums9Indiv starts52Team starts10Overall titles0 2nd in 1984 Medal record Women s cross country skiingRepresenting Unified TeamOlympic Games1992 Albertville 4 5 km relayRepresenting Soviet UnionOlympic Games1976 Innsbruck 10 km1976 Innsbruck 4 5 km relay1980 Lake Placid 5 km1976 Innsbruck 5 km1980 Lake Placid 4 5 km relay1984 Sarajevo 10 km1984 Sarajevo 20 km1988 Calgary 10 km classical1988 Calgary 20 km freestyleWorld Championships1974 Falun 4 5 km relay1982 Oslo 20 km1985 Seefeld 4 5 km relay1991 Val di Fiemme 4 5 km relay1978 Lahti 10 km1982 Oslo 4 5 km relay1989 Lahti 4 5 km relay1974 Falun 5 km1978 Lahti 5 km1978 Lahti 4 5 km relay1980 Falun 20 km Contents 1 Career 2 Cross country skiing results 2 1 Olympic Games 2 2 World Championships 2 3 World Cup 2 3 1 Season standings 2 3 2 Individual podiums 2 3 3 Team podiums 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditSmetanina took part in five Olympics representing the Soviet 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 1 In the 1992 Winter Olympics at the age of 39 Smetanina won a further gold medal competing for the Unified Team in the 4 5 km relay 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 4 5 km relay 1974 1985 and 1991 three silvers 10 km 1978 and 4 5 km relay 1982 1989 and four bronzes 4 5 km relay 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 Haker and Ingemar Stenmark 1 She was also awarded Order of Friendship of Peoples 1984 2 Cross country skiing results EditAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation FIS 3 Olympic Games Edit 10 medals 4 gold 5 silver 1 bronze Year Age 5 km 10 km 15 km Pursuit 20 km 30 km 4 5 km relay 1976 23 Silver Gold Gold1980 27 Gold 4 Silver1984 31 11 Silver Silver 41988 35 10 Silver Bronze 1992 39 4 GoldWorld Championships Edit 11 medals 4 gold 3 silver 4 bronze Year Age 5 km 10 km classical 10 km freestyle 15 km 20 km 30 km 4 5 km relay 1974 21 Bronze Gold1978 25 Bronze Silver 5 Bronze1980 27 Bronze 1982 29 15 Gold Silver1985 32 4 7 Gold1987 34 4 9 1989 36 5 4 Silver1991 38 11 GoldWorld Cup Edit Season standings Edit Season Age Overall1982 30 211983 31 81984 32 1985 33 81986 34 141987 35 101988 36 61989 37 111990 38 131991 39 141992 40 18Individual podiums Edit 3 victories 16 podiumsNo Season Date Location Race Level Place1 1981 82 26 February 1982 Oslo Norway 20 km Individual World Championships 1 1st2 1982 83 5 March 1983 Lahti Finland 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd3 1983 84 9 February 1984 Sarajevo Yugoslavia 10 km Individual Olympic Games 1 2nd4 18 February 1984 20 km Individual Olympic Games 1 2nd5 25 February 1984 Falun Sweden 10 km Individual World Cup 1st6 3 March 1984 Lahti Finland 5 km Individual World Cup 2nd7 8 March 1984 Oslo Norway 20 km Individual World Cup 3rd8 24 March 1984 Murmansk Soviet Union 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd9 1984 85 23 February 1985 Syktyvkar Soviet Union 20 km Individual World Cup 1st10 1985 86 15 February 1986 Oberstdorf West Germany 20 km Individual C World Cup 3rd11 22 February 1986 Kavgolovo Soviet Union 10 km Individual C World Cup 3rd12 1986 87 21 March 1987 Oslo Norway 20 km Individual C World Cup 2nd13 1987 88 19 December 1987 Reit im Winkl West Germany 5 km Individual F World Cup 2nd14 14 February 1988 Calgary Canada 10 km Individual C Olympic Games 1 2nd15 25 February 1988 20 km Individual F Olympic Games 1 3rd16 1989 90 14 January 1990 Moscow Soviet Union 7 5 km Individual C World Cup 2ndTeam podiums Edit 3 victories 9 podiumsNo Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates1 1981 82 24 February 1982 Oslo Norway 4 5 km Relay World Championships 1 2nd Lyadova Zabolotskaya Kulakova2 1983 84 26 February 1984 Falun Sweden 4 5 km Relay World Cup 3rd Markashanskaya Zimyatova Burlakova3 1984 85 22 January 1985 Seefeld Austria 4 5 km Relay World Championships 1 1st Tikhonova Vasilchenko Reztsova4 1988 89 22 February 1989 Lahti Finland 4 5 km Relay C F World Championships 1 2nd Shamshurina Tikhonova Valbe5 12 March 1989 Falun Sweden 4 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Lazutina Tikhonova Valbe6 1989 90 4 March 1990 Lahti Finland 4 5 km Relay F World Cup 2nd Nageykina Yegorova Lazutina7 1990 91 15 February 1991 Val di Fiemme Italy 4 5 km Relay C F World Championships 1 1st Yegorova Tikhonova Valbe8 15 March 1991 Oslo Norway 4 5 km Relay C F World Cup 2nd Nageykina Tikhonova Valbe9 1991 92 18 February 1992 Albertville France 4 5 km Relay C F Olympic Games 1 1st Valbe Lazutina YegorovaNote 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system See also EditList of multiple Winter Olympic medalists List of multiple Olympic medalistsReferences Edit a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Raisa Smetanina Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Panorama of the 1984 Sports Year in Russian Moscow Physical Culture and Sports publisher 1985 p 38 SMETANINA Raissa FIS Ski International Ski Federation Retrieved 22 December 2019 External links EditRaissa Smetanina at the International Ski Federation Holmenkollen medalists click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian Holmenkollen winners since 1892 click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian RecordsPreceded byHerself Athlete with the most medals at Winter Olympics14 February 1998 17 February 1998 With Bjorn Daehlie Succeeded by Bjorn DaehliePreceded byHerself with Sixten Jernberg Athlete with the most medals at Winter Olympics17 February 1992 14 February 1998 Succeeded byHerself with Bjorn DaehliePreceded by Sixten Jernberg Athlete with the most medals at Winter Olympics25 February 1988 17 February 1992 With Sixten Jernberg Succeeded byHerself Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raisa Smetanina amp oldid 1101787233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
