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Sigrid Sundby

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Sigrid Sundby
Personal information
Full nameSigrid Milfrid Sundby
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1942-07-13)13 July 1942
Rakkestad
Died24 July 1977(1977-07-24) (aged 35)
Oslo
Sport
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's speed skating
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1970 West Allis Allround

Sigrid Milfrid Sundby (13 July 1942 – 24 July 1977) was a Norwegian speed skater who competed internationally in the 1960s and 1970s.

Personal life

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Sundby was born in Rakkestad on 13 July 1942.[1]

Skating career

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She competed at the Winter Olympics in 1968, 1972 and 1976. Her best Olympic results were 4th in the 1500 metres, 6th in 500 metres, and 6th in 1000 metres at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.[2] She won a bronze medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1970.[1]

Sundby dominated women's skating nationally for about a decade, winning the Norwegian allround championships in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1973.[3] She also won two national sprint titles.[1]

Sundby died in Oslo on 24 July 1977, 35 years old.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Bryhn, Rolf. "Sigrid Sundby". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile: Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  3. ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "skøyter - norgesmestere i hurtigløp". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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