Anfisa Reztsova

Anfisa Anatolyevna Reztsova, born Romanova, was a Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000. Born on 16 December 1964, she died on 19 October 2023. In 1992 she became the first female athlete to win Olympic gold in two separate disciplines. She earned five Olympic medals: gold in the 1988 cross-country 4 x 5 km relay, the 1992 biathlon 7.5 km and the 1994 biathlon 4 x 7.5 km relay, a silver in the 1988 cross-country 20 km and a bronze in the 1992 biathlon relay, winning gold at three consecutive Olympics under the Soviet, Unified Team and Russian flags. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships she won three golds and two silvers, and she won one cross-country and seven biathlon World Cups. In 2020 she admitted to using illegal performance-enhancing drugs at the end of her career. She was the mother of the biathletes Daria Virolaynen and Kristina Reztsova.