In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovna and the family name is Smetanina.
Raisa Smetanina
Smetanina on a 2013 Russian coin
Country
Russia
Born
29 February 1952 (1952-02-29) (age 72) Mokhcha, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height
1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Ski club
VSS
World Cup career
Seasons
11 – (1982–1992)
Starts
52
Podiums
16
Wins
3
Overall titles
0 – (2nd in 1984)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing Unified Team
Olympic Games
1992 Albertville
4 × 5 km relay
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1976 Innsbruck
10 km
1976 Innsbruck
4 × 5 km relay
1980 Lake Placid
5 km
1976 Innsbruck
5 km
1980 Lake Placid
4 × 5 km relay
1984 Sarajevo
10 km
1984 Sarajevo
20 km
1988 Calgary
10 km classical
1988 Calgary
20 km freestyle
World Championships
1974 Falun
4 × 5 km relay
1982 Oslo
20 km
1985 Seefeld
4 × 5 km relay
1991 Val di Fiemme
4 × 5 km relay
1978 Lahti
10 km
1982 Oslo
4 × 5 km relay
1989 Lahti
4 × 5 km relay
1974 Falun
5 km
1978 Lahti
5 km
1978 Lahti
4 × 5 km relay
1980 Falun
20 km
Raisa Petrovna Smetanina (Russian: Раиса Петровна Сметанина; born 29 February 1952) is a Soviet, Komi and Russian cross-country skiing champion. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals.
Raisa Petrovna Smetanina (Russian: Раиса Петровна Сметанина; born 29 February 1952) is a Soviet, Komi and Russian cross-country skiing champion. She is...
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earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1979 (shared with Erik Håker and RaisaSmetanina). Stenmark also earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal twice (1975...
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tied her as the female Winter Olympian with most medals, alongside RaisaSmetanina and Stefania Belmondo. Snowboarder Ayumu Hirano became the youngest...
first won the 10 kilometers almost 19 seconds ahead of the Soviet RaisaSmetanina, the Olympic champion in 1976. The Norwegian Brit Pettersen won the...
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