Vida Vencienė
Country Lithuania
Born (1961-05-28) May 28, 1961
Ukmergė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons19861989, 19921994
Individual wins1
Indiv. podiums3
Indiv. starts32
Team starts0
Overall titles0 – (5th in 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Calgary 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place1988 Calgary5 km classical

Vida Vencienė (maiden name Vida Mogenytė; born 28 May 1961 in Ukmergė) is a former cross-country skier who represented the Soviet Union and later Lithuania from 1988 to 1994. She won a gold medal over 10 km and a bronze over 5 km at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary for the Soviet Union.

Her best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was seventh in the 30 km event in 1989. She also finished second in a 10 km event in a World Cup event in Leningrad in 1988.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198826BronzeGold
19923019112816
199432DNF3225

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km
 classical 
 10 km
 freestyle 
 15 km  Pursuit  20 km  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
19872513
198927107
19933120242828

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
19862419
19872539
1988265
19892714
19923027
19933145
19943248

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1987–88 9 January 1988Soviet Union Leningrad, Soviet Union10 km Individual CWorld Cup2nd
214 February 1988Canada Calgary, Canada10 km Individual COlympic Games[1]1st
317 February 19885 km Individual COlympic Games[1]3rd

Note: 1 Until the 1994 Olympics, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

  1. "VENZENE Vida". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.


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