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Raisa Smetanina

1952 - Today

Raisa Smetanina

Raisa Petrovna Smetanina (Russian: Раиса Петровна Сметанина; born 29 February 1952) is a Komi cross-country skiing champion, representing the Soviet Union and later the Unified Team at the Winter Olympic games. She is the first woman in history to win ten Winter Olympic medals. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raisa Smetanina is the 55th most popular skier (up from 73rd in 2019), the 1,575th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,835th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Raisa Smetanina ranks 55 out of 817. Before her are Thomas Wassberg, Tina Maze, Christl Haas, Rosi Mittermaier, Erika Mahringer, and Othmar Schneider. After her are Reidar Andersen, Inger Aufles, Trude Beiser, Ivar Formo, Josef Bradl, and Yvonne Rüegg.

Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia

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Thomas Wassberg
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 49
Tina Maze
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 50
Christl Haas
1943 - 2001
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 51
Rosi Mittermaier
1950 - 2023
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 52
Erika Mahringer
1924 - 2018
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 53
Othmar Schneider
1928 - 2012
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 54
Raisa Smetanina
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 55
Reidar Andersen
1911 - 1991
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 56
Inger Aufles
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 57
Trude Beiser
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 58
Ivar Formo
1951 - 2006
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 59
Josef Bradl
1918 - 1982
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 60
Yvonne Rüegg
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 61

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Raisa Smetanina ranks 336. Before her are Yukitaka Omi, Daniel Balavoine, Christopher Loeak, Erick Avari, Eliane Giardini, and C. George Boeree. After her are Gregg Henry, Gaëtan Dugas, Peter Haber, Liu He, Geoff Downes, and Gregory David Roberts.

Others Born in 1952

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Yukitaka Omi
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 330
Daniel Balavoine
SINGER
1952 - 1986
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 331
Christopher Loeak
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 332
Erick Avari
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 333
Eliane Giardini
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 334
C. George Boeree
PSYCHOLOGIST
1952 - 2021
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 335
Raisa Smetanina
SKIER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 336
Gregg Henry
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 337
Gaëtan Dugas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - 1984
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 338
Peter Haber
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 339
Liu He
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 340
Geoff Downes
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 341
Gregory David Roberts
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 342

In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Raisa Smetanina ranks 1,575 out of 3,761. Before her are Vladimir Odoyevsky (1803), Nadezhda Rumyantseva (1930), Aleksandr Stoletov (1839), Maria Itkina (1932), Yuri Bondarev (1924), and Yevgeniy Abalakov (1907). After her are Vasily Trediakovsky (1703), Valentin Afonin (1939), Nadezhda Popova (1921), Valery Gazzaev (1954), Nikolay Kamov (1902), and Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903).

Others born in Russia

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Vladimir Odoyevsky
WRITER
1803 - 1869
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 1,569
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
ACTOR
1930 - 2008
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 1,570
Aleksandr Stoletov
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1896
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 1,571
Maria Itkina
ATHLETE
1932 - 2020
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,572
Yuri Bondarev
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,573
Yevgeniy Abalakov
MOUNTAINEER
1907 - 1948
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,574
Raisa Smetanina
SKIER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,575
Vasily Trediakovsky
WRITER
1703 - 1769
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,576
Valentin Afonin
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 1,577
Nadezhda Popova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 1,578
Valery Gazzaev
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,579
Nikolay Kamov
ENGINEER
1902 - 1973
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,580
Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1903 - 1965
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,581