Raisa Smetanina

Raisa Smetanina
Smetanina on a 2013 Russian coin
Personal information
Born (1952-02-29) 29 February 1952
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Russia
SportSkiing
ClubVSS
World Cup career
Seasons11 – (19821992)
Indiv. starts52
Indiv. podiums16
Indiv. wins3
Team starts10
Team podiums9
Team wins3
Overall titles0 – (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 Komi cross-country skiing champion, representing the Soviet Union and later the Unified Team at the Winter Olympic games. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals.