Berit Mørdre

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Berit Mørdre
Nes, Akershus, Norway
Died23 August 2016 (aged 76)[1]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubRomerikslagets IL, Oslo
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble 3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble
10 km
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo 3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place
1966 Oslo
3 × 5 km relay

Berit Mørdre-Lammedal (née Mørdre, 16 April 1940 – 23 August 2016) was a Norwegian cross-country skier. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 5 km, 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events and won a complete set of medals: a gold, a silver and a bronze. She also won a silver medal in the relay at the 1966 World Championships.[2]

Mørdre was born and raised on a farm in Nes, but since 1965 lived in

Holmenkollen medal (shared with Marjatta Kajosmaa and Reidar Hjermstad). Domestically she won 13 Norwegian titles, six over 5 km and seven over 10 km.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the

Olympic Games

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
1968 27 10 Silver Gold
1972 31 7 14 Bronze

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3/4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1966 25 10 11 Silver
1970 29 9 24 4
1974 33 11 6 6

References

  1. ^ Skidronningen og pioneren Berit Mørdre er død Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Raumnes (29 August 2016). Retrieved 29 August 2016. (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Berit Mørdre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ "MÖRDRE-LAMMEDAL Berit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

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