ANFISA REZTSOVA

Anfisa Reztsova is a former Soviet and Russian biathlet and cross country skier who completed in both sports from 1985 to 2000. In Soviet times she trained at Dynamo in Vladimir.

HER ACHIEVEMENTS

• She earned a total of five medals in the Winter Olympics, including three golds (1988: cross country 4x5 km, 1992: biathlon 4x7,5 km, 1994: 4x7,5 km), one silver (1988:cross country 20 km), and one bronze ( 1992: biathlon 3x7,5 km).

She is notable for performing the feat of being the only person on the planet to win Olympic gold medals in both cross country

skiing and biathlon.

Another curious fact about her is that she is one of the few sportspersons to win gold at three consecutive Olympics under

three different flags, the first being the USSR in 1988, the second – Unified Team in 1992, and the third being the Russian

Federation in 1994.

Reztsova also was a success at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning three golds and two silvers.

She also won one cross country World Cup and seven biathlon World Cups in her career.

Now she lives in Moscow and has a large family