Rutt Šmigun (until 1975 Rehemaa; born 4 May 1954) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

n cross-country skier. She was born in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast o ...

. She began her skiing career in 1961, coached by Agnes Nopasson, and later

Herbert Abel Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert ...

. He won two silver medal at World Junior Championships in 5 km, and in relay. She is multiple-times Estonian champion in different skiing disciplines. In 2010 she was named ''Mother of the Year'' by Estonian Women's Association. Her husband is Anatoli Šmigun. Their daughters are skiers

Kristina Šmigun-Vähi Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (born 23 February 1977) is a former Estonian female cross-country skier and politician. She is the most successful Estonian female cross-country skier with two Olympic gold medals. In 2019 she was elected as a Member of th ...

and

Katrin Šmigun Katrin Šmigun (born 21 October 1979) is an Estonian cross-country skier. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smigun, Rutt Living people 1954 births Estonian female cross-country skiers Sportspeople from Tartu