Anfisa Reztsova

{{Short description|Russian skier and biathlete (1964–2023)}}

{{Family name hatnote|Anatolyevna|Reztsova|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Anfisa Reztsova

| image = Anfisa Reztsova by Ivan Isaev from Russian Ski Magazine.jpg

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| 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}}

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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}}

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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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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  5 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  10 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  20 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

198823style="background:silver;"| Silverstyle="background:gold;"| Gold

=World Championships=

  • 5 medals – (3 gold, 2 silver)

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"| Year 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"| Age 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  5 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  10 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  15 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  Pursuit 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  20 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  30 km 

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|  4 × 5 km 
 relay 

19852012{{n/a}}{{n/a}}5{{n/a}}style="background:gold;"|Gold
198722style="background:silver;"|Silver4{{n/a}}{{n/a}}style="background:silver;"|Silver{{n/a}}style="background:gold;"|Gold
19993411{{n/a}}54{{n/a}}style="background:gold;"|Gold

=World Cup=

==Season standings==

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;" rowspan="2" | Season 

! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;" rowspan="2" | Age 

style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall

! 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

1985206{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19862115{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
198722style="background:silver;"| {{silver02}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19882313{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{n/a}}
19993498{{n/a}}8
20003532253831

==Individual podiums==

  • 10 podiums

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:185px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:160px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

align=center|1rowspan=2 align=center| 1984–85 align=right| 14 February 1985align=left| {{flagicon|GDR}} Klingenthal, East Germany10 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
align=center|2align=right| 18 February 1985align=left| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Nové Město, Czechoslovakia5 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
align=center|3rowspan=1 align=center| 1985–86 align=right| 7 December 1985align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Labrador City, Canada5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|4rowspan=4 align=center| 1986–87 align=right| 16 February 1987rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|West Germany}} Oberstdorf, West Germany5 km Individual CWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}2nd
align=center|5align=right| 20 February 198720 km Individual FWorld Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}2nd
align=center|6align=right| 28 February 1987align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finland5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|7align=right| 15 March 1987align=left| {{flagicon|SOV}} Kavgolovo, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
align=center|8rowspan=2 align=center| 1987–88 align=right| 16 December 1987align=left| {{flagicon|YUG}} Bohinj, Yugoslavia10 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
align=center|9align=right| 25 February 1988align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary, Canada20 km Individual FOlympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}2nd
align=center|10rowspan=1 align=center| 1998–99 align=right| 14 February 1999align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Seefeld, Austria5 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd

==Team podiums==

  • 8 victories
  • 11 podiums

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! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.

! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:120px;"| Date

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:185px;"| Location

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place

! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammates

align=center|1rowspan=1 align=center|1984–85bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|22 January 1985align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Seefeld, Austriabgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relaybgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stTikhonova / Smetanina / Vasilchenko
align=center|2rowspan=2 align=center|1986–87bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|17 February 1987align=left| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Oberstdorf, West Germanybgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stOrdina / Gavrylyuk / Lazutina
align=center|3bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 1 March 1987align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Lahti, Finlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 5 Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stOrdina / Lazutina / Välbe
align=center|4rowspan=1 align=center|1987–88bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|21 February 1988align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary, Canadabgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stNageykina / Gavrylyuk / Tikhonova
align=center|5rowspan=6 align=center|1998–99bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|29 November 1998align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Muonio, Finlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
align=center|6align=right| 20 December 1998align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} Davos, Switzerland4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdDenisova / Baranova-Masalkina / Chepalova
align=center|7bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 10 January 1999align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Nové Město, Czech Republicbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 5 Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stNageykina / Gavrylyuk / Chepalova
align=center|8bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 February 1999align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Ramsau, Austriabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 5 Relay C/Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stDanilova / Lazutina / Gavrylyuk
align=center|9align=right| 14 March 1999align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndGavrylyuk / Yegorova / Skladneva
align=center|10align=right| 21 March 1999align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway4 × 5 km Relay CWorld Cup2ndLazutina / Baranova-Masalkina / Yegorova
align=center|11rowspan=1 align=center|1999–00bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|29 November 1999align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Kiruna, Swedenbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 5 km Relay Fbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| World Cupbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1stYegorova / 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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