Barbara Petzold (later Beyer, born 8 August 1955) is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.^[1]

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Barbara Petzold
Country	Germany
Born	(1955-08-08) 8 August 1955 (age 68) Hammerunterwiesenthal, East Germany
Ski club	SC Traktor Oberwiesenthal
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid 10 km 1980 Lake Placid 4 × 5 km relay 1976 Innsbruck 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 1974 Falun 10 km 1974 Falun 4 × 5 km relay 1978 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay 1982 Oslo 4 × 5 km relay

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Petzold also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, earning three silvers (1974: 10 km, 4 × 5 km relay; 1978: 4 × 5 km relay) and one bronze (1982: 4 × 5 km relay).^[2] She is sometimes listed as Barbara Petzold-Beyer in results lists.

She was a member of the East German legislature or Volkskammer.^{[citation needed]}

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[3]