Britt Strandberg
Swedish cross-country skier
Britt Strandberg in the early 1960's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 31 March 1934 (1934-03-31) (age 90) Hennan, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Edsbyns IF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Britt Marianne Strandberg (later Lundén, born 31 March 1934) is a former Swedish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics in the 3 × 5 km relay and 5 and 10 km events. She won three medals in the relay with a gold in 1960 and silvers in 1964 and 1968. Her best individual result was fourth place over 10 km in 1964, only 7.4 seconds behind the bronze medal.[1]
Strandberg also won 3 × 5 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 1962 and a bronze in 1966.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1960 | 25 | — | 10 | Gold |
1964 | 29 | 11 | 4 | Silver |
1968 | 33 | 15 | 15 | Silver |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)
Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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1962 | 27 | — | — | Silver |
1966 | 31 | — | — | Bronze |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Britt Strandberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Britt Lundén. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "STRANDBERG Britt". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Britt Strandberg.
- Swedish skiing medalists 1924–2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 May 2006) (in Swedish)
- Britt Strandberg at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Britt Strandberg at Olympics.com
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- 1956: Sirkka Polkunen, Mirja Hietamies, Siiri Rantanen (FIN)
- 1960: Irma Johansson, Britt Strandberg, Sonja Edström-Ruthström (SWE)
- 1964: Alevtina Kolchina, Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS)
- 1968: Inger Aufles, Babben Enger-Damon, Berit Mørdre (NOR)
- 1972: Lyubov Mukhachyova, Alevtina Olyunina, Galina Kulakova (URS)
- 1976: Nina Baldycheva, Zinaida Amosova, Raisa Smetanina, Galina Kulakova (URS)
- 1980: Marlies Rostock, Carola Anding, Veronika Hesse, Barbara Petzold (GDR)
- 1984: Inger Helene Nybråten, Anne Jahren, Brit Pettersen, Berit Aunli (NOR)
- 1988: Svetlana Nageykina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Tamara Tikhonova, Anfisa Reztsova (URS)
- 1992: Yelena Välbe, Raisa Smetanina, Larisa Lazutina, Lyubov Yegorova (EUN)
- 1994: Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina, Nina Gavrylyuk, Lyubov Yegorova (RUS)
- 1998: Nina Gavrylyuk, Olga Danilova, Yelena Välbe, Larisa Lazutina (RUS)
- 2002: Manuela Henkel, Viola Bauer, Claudia Künzel, Evi Sachenbacher (GER)
- 2006: Natalya Baranova-Masalkina, Larisa Kurkina, Yuliya Chepalova, Yevgeniya Medvedeva (RUS)
- 2010: Vibeke Skofterud, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
- 2014: Ida Ingemarsdotter, Emma Wikén, Anna Haag, Charlotte Kalla (SWE)
- 2018: Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Ragnhild Haga, Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
- 2022: Yuliya Stupak, Natalya Nepryayeva, Tatiana Sorina, Veronika Stepanova (ROC)