Anfisa Reztsova

Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova, née Romanova, (Russian: Анфи́са Анато́льевна Резцо́ва) (born 16 December 1964 in the village of Yakimets, Gus-Khrustalny District, Vladimir Oblast) is a former Soviet (until 1991) and Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000.

Anfisa Reztsova
Reztsova (left) with her grandson in 2009
Personal information
BornDecember 16, 1964 (1964-12-16) (age 55)
Gus-Khrustalny District, Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer 4 × 7.5 km relay
Representing the  CIS
World Championships
1992 Novosibirsk4 × 7.5 km relay
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Albertville 7.5 km sprint
1992 Albertville 3 × 7.5 km relay
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Russia
World Championships
1999 Ramsau 4 × 5 km relay
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Calgary 4 × 5 km relay
1988 Calgary 20 km freestyle
World Championships
1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay
1987 Oberstdorf 4 × 5 km relay
1987 Oberstdorf 5 km classical
1987 Oberstdorf 20 km freestyle

Career

In Soviet times, she trained at Dynamo in Vladimir.

She earned a total of five medals in the Winter Olympics, including three golds (1988: cross country 4 × 5 km relay, 1992: biathlon 7.5 km, 1994: biathlon 4 × 7.5 km relay), one silver (1988: cross country 20 km), and one bronze (1992: biathlon 3 × 7.5 km relay). She is notable for performing the feat of being the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both cross-country skiing and biathlon. She is one of the few sportspersons to win gold at three consecutive Olympics under three different flags, the first being the Soviet Union in 1988, the second - Unified Team in 1992, and the third being the Russian Federation in 1994.

Reztsova also found success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning three golds (4 × 5 km relay: 1985, 1987, 1999) and two silvers (1987: 5 km, 20 km). She also won one cross-country World Cup and seven biathlon World Cups in her career.

She lives in Moscow. She is the mother of biathlete Daria Virolaynen.[1]

In the interview to the Russian ski magazine Ski sport she admitted using banned performance-enhancing drugs during 1998–99 season.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games
  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198823——SilverGold

World Championships
  • 5 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  15 km  Pursuit  20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198520—12N/AN/A5N/AGold
198722Silver4N/AN/ASilverN/AGold
19993411N/A54N/A—Gold

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age 
Overall Long Distance Middle Distance Sprint
1985206N/AN/AN/A
19862115N/AN/AN/A
198722N/AN/AN/A
19882313N/AN/AN/A
19993498N/A8
20003532253831

Individual podiums
  • 10 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1984–85 14 February 1985 Klingenthal, East Germany10 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
218 February 1985 Nové Město, Czechoslovakia5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
3 1985–86 7 December 1985 Labrador City, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
4 1986–87 16 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany5 km Individual CWorld Championships[1]2nd
520 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany20 km Individual FWorld Championships[1]2nd
628 February 1987 Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
715 March 1987 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
8 1987–88 16 December 1987 Bohinj, Yugoslavia10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
925 February 1988 Calgary, Canada20 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]2nd
10 1998–99 14 February 1999 Seefeld, Austria5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 8 victories
  • 11 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
11984–8522 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stTikhonova / Smetanina / Vasilchenko
21986–8717 February 1987 Oberstdorf, West Germany4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Championships[1]1stOrdina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
31 March 1987 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 Relay C/FWorld Cup1stOrdina / Lazutina / Välbe
41987–8821 February 1988 Calgary, Canada4 × 5 km Relay FOlympic Games[1]1stNageykina / Gavrylyuk / Tikhonova
51998–9929 November 1998 Muonio, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
620 December 1998 Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdDenisova / Baranova-Masalkina / Chepalova
710 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 5 Relay C/FWorld Cup1stNageykina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
826 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria4 × 5 Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
914 March 1999 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Yegorova / Skladneva
1021 March 1999 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLazutina / Baranova-Masalkina / Yegorova
111999–0029 November 1999 Kiruna, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup1stYegorova / Skladneva / Chepalova

Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References
  1. "Pokljuka Sprint Win for Katharina Innerhofer". International Biathlon Union. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. "REZTSOVA ROMANOVA Anfisa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.


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