Vida Vencienė (maiden name Vida Mogenytė; born 28 May 1961 in

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) is a former

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who represented the

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and later

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from 1988 to 1994. She won a gold medal over 10 km and a bronze over 5 km at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

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for the Soviet Union. Her best finish at the

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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).

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 victory *3 podiums Note: Until the

1994 Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

, Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

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* 1961 births Living people Lithuanian female cross-country skiers Soviet female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Lithuania Olympic cross-country skiers of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Venciene Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics {{Lithuania-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub