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Vida Vencienė

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Vida Vencienė
Country Lithuania
Born (1961-05-28) May 28, 1961 (age 63)
Ukmergė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons19861989, 19921994
Starts32
Podiums3
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (5th in 1988)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 10 km classical
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary 5 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

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

Olympic Games

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  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988 26 Bronze Gold
1992 30 19 11 28 16
1994 32 DNF 32 25

World Championships

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 Year   Age   5 km  10 km
 classical 
 10 km
 freestyle 
 15 km  Pursuit  20 km  30 km  Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1987 25 13
1989 27 10 7
1993 31 20 24 28 28

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1986 24 19
1987 25 39
1988 26 5
1989 27 14
1992 30 27
1993 31 45
1994 32 48

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 3 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1  1987–88  9 January 1988 Soviet Union Leningrad, Soviet Union 10 km Individual C World Cup 2nd
2 14 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 10 km Individual C Olympic Games[1] 1st
3 17 February 1988 5 km Individual C Olympic Games[1] 3rd

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

References

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