Vida Vencienė

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.

Vida Vencienė
Country	Lithuania
Born	(1961-05-28) May 28, 1961 Ukmergė, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons	1986–1989, 1992–1994
Starts	32
Podiums	3
Wins	1
Overall titles	0 – (5th in 1988)
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Calgary 10 km classical 1988 Calgary 5 km classical

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).

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
1988	26	Bronze	Gold	—	—	—	—	—
1992	30	19	—	11	28	—	16	—
1994	32	DNF	—	32	—	—	25	—

World Championships

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

Season standings

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

• 1 victory
• 3 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1987–88	9 January 1988	Leningrad, Soviet Union	10 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
2		14 February 1988	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.

External links

• Vida Venzene at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation