Name Sigrid Sundby Role Olympic athlete | Height 1.72 m | |
Died July 24, 1977, Oslo, Norway | ||
Sigrid Sundby (13 July 1942 – 24 July 1977) was a Norwegian speed skater who competed internationally in the 1960s and 1970s.
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. She received a bronze medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1970.
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.
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