Raisa Smetanina

Raisa Petrovna Smetanina (Russian: Раиса Петровна Сметанина; born 29 February 1952) is a Soviet/Russian cross-country skiing champion of Komi descent. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals (Stefania Belmondo being the second, Marit Bjørgen the third, and Ireen Wüst the fourth). Smetanina 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]

Raisa Smetanina
Smetanina on a 2013 Russian coin
Country Russia
Born29 February 1952 (1952-02-29) (age 68)
Mokhcha, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Ski clubVSS
World Cup career
Seasons1982–1992
Individual wins3
Team wins3
Indiv. podiums16
Team podiums9
Indiv. starts52
Team starts10
Overall titles0 – (2nd in 1984)

In the 1992 Winter Olympics, at the age of thirty-nine, 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 Håker and Ingemar Stenmark).[1] She was also awarded Order of Friendship of Peoples (1984).[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games
  • 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 
197623SilverGoldN/AN/AN/AN/AGold
198027Gold4N/AN/AN/AN/ASilver
19843111SilverN/AN/ASilverN/A4
19883510SilverN/AN/ABronzeN/A—
199239—N/A4—N/A—Gold

World Championships
  • 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 
197421Bronze—N/AN/AN/AN/AGold
197825BronzeSilverN/AN/A5N/ABronze
198027N/AN/AN/AN/ABronzeN/AN/A
19822915—N/AN/AGoldN/ASilver
198532—4N/AN/A7N/AGold
19873449N/AN/A—N/A—
198936N/A5—4N/A—Silver
19913811N/A——N/A—Gold

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
19823021
1983318
198432
1985338
19863414
19873510
1988366
19893711
19903813
19913914
19924018

Individual podiums
  • 3 victories
  • 16 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
11981–8226 February 1982 Oslo, Norway20 km IndividualWorld Championships[1]1st
2 1982–83 5 March 1983 Lahti, Finland5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
3 1983–84 9 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia10 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]2nd
418 February 1984 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia20 km IndividualOlympic Games[1]2nd
525 February 1984 Falun, Sweden10 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
63 March 1984 Lahti, Finland5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
78 March 1984 Oslo, Norway20 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
824 March 1984 Murmansk, Soviet Union10 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
91984–8523 February 1985 Syktyvkar, Soviet Union20 km IndividualWorld Cup1st
10 1985–86 15 February 1986 Oberstdorf, West Germany20 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
1122 February 1986 Kavgolovo, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
12 1986–87 21 March 1987 Oslo, Norway20 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
13 1987–88 19 December 1987 Reit im Winkl, Yugoslavia5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
1414 February 1988 Calgary, Canada10 km Individual COlympic Games[1]2nd
1525 February 1988 Calgary, Canada20 km Individual FOlympic Games[1]3rd
16 1989–90 14 January 1990 Moscow, Soviet Union7.5 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd

Team podiums
  • 3 victories
  • 9 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1981–82 24 February 1982 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]2ndLyadova / Zabolotskaya / Kulakova
2 1983–84 26 February 1984 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup3rdMarkashanskaya / Zimyatova / Burlakova
31984–8522 January 1985 Seefeld, Austria4 × 5 km RelayWorld Championships[1]1stTikhonova / Vasilchenko / Reztsova
4 1988–89 22 February 1989 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]2ndShamshurina / Tikhonova / Välbe
512 March 1989 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLazutina / Tikhonova / Välbe
6 1989–90 4 March 1990 Lahti, Finland4 × 5 km Relay FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Yegorova / Lazutina
71990–9115 February 1991 Val di Fiemme, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Championships[1]1stYegorova / Tikhonova / Välbe
815 March 1991 Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndNageykina / Tikhonova / Välbe
91991–9218 February 1992 Albertville, France4 × 5 km Relay C/FOlympic Games[1]1stVälbe / Lazutina / Yegorova

Note: 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

References
  1. 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.
  2. Panorama of the 1984 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Physical Culture and Sports publisher. 1985. p. 38.
  3. "SMETANINA Raissa". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
Records
Preceded by
Herself		 Athlete with the most medals at Winter Olympics
14 February 1998 – 17 February 1998
With: Bjørn Dæhlie		 Succeeded by
Bjørn Dæhlie
Preceded by
Herself with Sixten Jernberg		 Athlete with the most medals at Winter Olympics
17 February 1992 – 14 February 1998		 Succeeded by
Herself with Bjørn Dæhlie
Preceded by
Sixten Jernberg		 Athlete with the most medals at Winter Olympics
25 February 1988 – 17 February 1992
With: Sixten Jernberg		 Succeeded by
Herself
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