 Strandberg in the early 1960's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Britt Marianne Strandberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
- Britt Strandberg at Olympedia (archive)
- Britt Strandberg at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
- 1934 births
- Living people
- Swedish female cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- 20th-century Swedish sportswomen