Anfisa Reztsova
{{Short description|Russian skier and biathlete (1964–2023)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Anatolyevna|Reztsova|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Anfisa Reztsova
| image = Anfisa Reztsova by Ivan Isaev from Russian Ski Magazine.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Reztsova (left) with her grandson in 2009
| birth_name = Anfisa Anatolyevna Romanova
| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|12|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Yakimets, Gus-Khrustalny District, Vladimir Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|10|19|1964|12|16|df=y}}
| death_place =
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| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalSport | Women's biathlon}}
{{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold |1994 Lillehammer|4 × 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{CIS}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|1992 Novosibirsk|4 × 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{flagIOC|EUN|1992 Winter}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|1992 Albertville |7.5 km sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|1992 Albertville |3 × 7.5 km relay}}
{{MedalSport |Women's cross-country skiing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1999 Ramsau|4 × 5 km relay}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{URS}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|1988 Calgary|4 × 5 km relay}}
{{MedalSilver|1988 Calgary|20 km freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1985 Seefeld|4 × 5 km relay}}
{{MedalGold|1987 Oberstdorf|4 × 5 km relay}}
{{MedalSilver|1987 Oberstdorf|5 km classical}}
{{MedalSilver|1987 Oberstdorf|20 km freestyle}}
}}
Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova ({{langx|ru|Анфиса Анатольевна Резцова}}, née Romanova, Романова; 16 December 1964 – 19 October 2023) was a Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000.{{Cite web |url=http://data.biathlonworld.com/data/archives.aspx?IbuId=BTRUS21612196401 |title=Anfisa RESTZOVA |website=BiathlonWorld.com |publisher=International Biathlon Union |access-date=12 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060714091447/http://data.biathlonworld.com/data/archives.aspx?IbuId=BTRUS21612196401 |archive-date=14 July 2006 |url-status=dead |quote=Birthdate: 16 Dec 1964}} In 1992 she became the first female athlete, and as of 2024 only 1 of 2, to win Olympic gold in two separate disciplines.
Career
In Soviet times, she trained at Dynamo in Vladimir.
Reztsova 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 was notable for performing the feat of being the only person to win Olympic gold medals in both cross-country skiing and biathlon. She was 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.
In an interview with a Russian sports website in 2020, she admitted to having used illegal performance-enhancing drugs at the end of her career.{{Cite web |url=https://sports.ru/biathlon/1091778635-anfisa-rezczova-chuvstvovala-doping-kogda-nas-kololi-vo-vse-mesta-ne-o.html? |title=Анфиса Резцова: "Не отрекаюсь от допинга, я это делала. Чувствовала эффект, когда нас кололи во все места" |website=sports.ru |date=8 December 2020 |language=ru |access-date=8 December 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210105750/https://www.sports.ru/biathlon/1091778635-anfisa-rezczova-chuvstvovala-doping-kogda-nas-kololi-vo-vse-mesta-ne-o.html |url-status=live}}
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Norwegian biathletes wanted Russian athletes to be excluded from international competitions. This made Reztsova claim that Russian athletes would always be better than the Norwegians, claim that Norwegians just wanted to get rid of competitors, and liken Norwegians to "disgusting cockroaches".[https://www.vg.no/sport/skiskyting/i/15VgrJ/russere-i-strupen-paa-norske-skiskyttere-som-ekle-kakerlakker "Russere i strupen på norske skiskyttere: -Som ekle kakerlakker"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206222050/https://www.vg.no/sport/skiskyting/i/15VgrJ/russere-i-strupen-paa-norske-skiskyttere-som-ekle-kakerlakker |date=6 February 2023 }} (Norwegian; "Russians attacking Norwegian biathlon athletes: - Like disgusting cockroaches"), VG, 6 January 2023{{cite web |last=Skiöld/TT |first=Henrik |url=https://www.svd.se/a/9z6jQl/ryska-hanet-mot-norge-ackliga-kackerlackor |title=Ryska hånet mot Norge: "Äckliga kackerlackor" - SvD |website=SvD.se |language=sv |date=6 February 2023 |access-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207134011/https://www.svd.se/a/9z6jQl/ryska-hanet-mot-norge-ackliga-kackerlackor |archive-date=7 February 2023 |url-status=dead}}
Personal life and death
Reztsova lived in Moscow. She was the mother of biathletes Daria Virolaynen{{cite web |url=http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2159 |title=Pokljuka Sprint Win for Katharina Innerhofer |website=BiathlonWorld.com |publisher=International Biathlon Union |date=6 March 2014 |access-date=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316111155/http://www4.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=2159 |archive-date=16 March 2014 |url-status=dead}} and Kristina Reztsova.
Anfisa Reztsova died of cardiac arrest on 19 October 2023, at the age of 58.{{cite news |title=Стали известны причины смерти трёхкратной олимпийской чемпионки Анфисы Резцовой |url=https://www.championat.com/biathlon/news-5287088-stali-izvestny-prichiny-smerti-tryohkratnoj-olimpijskoj-chempionki-anfisy-rezcovoj.html |website=Championat.com |language=ru |date=20 October 2023 |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020172125/https://www.championat.com/biathlon/news-5287088-stali-izvestny-prichiny-smerti-tryohkratnoj-olimpijskoj-chempionki-anfisy-rezcovoj.html |url-status=live}} Earlier in March 2023 Reztsova had a heart attack and due to low hemoglobin she received several blood transfusions.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=50689&type=st-WC |title=REZTSOVA ROMANOVA Anfisa |website=FIS-Ski.com |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=23 December 2019 |archive-date=20 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020151428/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=50689&type=st-WC |url-status=live}}
=Olympic Games=
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
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1988 | 23 | — | — | style="background:silver;"| Silver | style="background:gold;"| Gold |
=World Championships=
- 5 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver)
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1985 | 20 | — | 12 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 5 | {{n/a}} | style="background:gold;"|Gold |
1987 | 22 | style="background:silver;"|Silver | 4 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | style="background:silver;"|Silver | {{n/a}} | style="background:gold;"|Gold |
1999 | 34 | 11 | {{n/a}} | 5 | 4 | {{n/a}} | — | style="background:gold;"|Gold |
=World Cup=
==Season standings==
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! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Long Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Middle Distance ! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Sprint | |||||
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1985 | 20 | 6 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
1986 | 21 | 15 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
1987 | 22 | style="background:silver;"| {{silver02}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
1988 | 23 | 13 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
1999 | 34 | 9 | 8 | {{n/a}} | 8 |
2000 | 35 | 32 | 25 | 38 | 31 |
==Individual podiums==
- 10 podiums
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align=center|1 | rowspan=2 align=center| 1984–85 | align=right| 14 February 1985 | align=left| {{flagicon|GDR}} Klingenthal, East Germany | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
align=center|2 | align=right| 18 February 1985 | align=left| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Nové Město, Czechoslovakia | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
align=center|3 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1985–86 | align=right| 7 December 1985 | align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Labrador City, Canada | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
align=center|4 | rowspan=4 align=center| 1986–87 | align=right| 16 February 1987 | rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|West Germany}} Oberstdorf, West Germany | 5 km Individual C | World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 2nd |
align=center|5 | align=right| 20 February 1987 | 20 km Individual F | World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 2nd | ||
align=center|6 | align=right| 28 February 1987 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
align=center|7 | align=right| 15 March 1987 | align=left| {{flagicon|SOV}} Kavgolovo, Soviet Union | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd | |
align=center|8 | rowspan=2 align=center| 1987–88 | align=right| 16 December 1987 | align=left| {{flagicon|YUG}} Bohinj, Yugoslavia | 10 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
align=center|9 | align=right| 25 February 1988 | align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary, Canada | 20 km Individual F | Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | 2nd | |
align=center|10 | rowspan=1 align=center| 1998–99 | align=right| 14 February 1999 | align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Seefeld, Austria | 5 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
==Team podiums==
- 8 victories
- 11 podiums
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align=center|1 | rowspan=1 align=center|1984–85 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|22 January 1985 | align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Seefeld, Austria | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Tikhonova / Smetanina / Vasilchenko |
align=center|2 | rowspan=2 align=center|1986–87 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|17 February 1987 | align=left| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Oberstdorf, West Germany | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Ordina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina |
align=center|3 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 1 March 1987 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 5 Relay C/F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Ordina / Lazutina / Välbe | |
align=center|4 | rowspan=1 align=center|1987–88 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|21 February 1988 | align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary, Canada | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Nageykina / Gavrylyuk / Tikhonova |
align=center|5 | rowspan=6 align=center|1998–99 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|29 November 1998 | align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Muonio, Finland | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Danilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk |
align=center|6 | align=right| 20 December 1998 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 3rd | Denisova / Baranova-Masalkina / Chepalova | |
align=center|7 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 10 January 1999 | align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republic | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 5 Relay C/F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Nageykina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova | |
align=center|8 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 February 1999 | align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ramsau, Austria | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 5 Relay C/F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Danilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk | |
align=center|9 | align=right| 14 March 1999 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Gavrylyuk / Yegorova / Skladneva | |
align=center|10 | align=right| 21 March 1999 | align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Lazutina / Baranova-Masalkina / Yegorova | |
align=center|11 | rowspan=1 align=center|1999–00 | bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|29 November 1999 | align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Kiruna, Sweden | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay F | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Cup | bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st | Yegorova / Skladneva / Chepalova |
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Note: {{note label|worldcuprace|1}} Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
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References
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External links
- {{FIS cross-country skier|50689|REZTSOVA ROMANOVA Anfisa}}. Birth date listed as 6 December 1964.
- {{IBU profile|name=Anfisa Reztsova}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|anfisa-reztsova|Anfisa Reztsova}}
- {{Olympedia|name=Anfisa Reztsova}}
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