Ingrid Wigernæs
 Ingrid and Leif Wigernæs in 1966 | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Ingrid Løken | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1928 Hemsedal, Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 December 2023 (aged 95) Hemsedal, Norway | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Romerikslagets IL, Oslo | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ingrid Wigernæs (née Løken; 22 February 1928 – 2 December 2023) was a Norwegian cross country skier who won a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1966 World Championships.[1] She competed in the 5 km and 10 km events at the 1956 and 1964 Winter Olympics with the best result of 12th place in 1964.[2] Wigernæs died on 2 December 2023, at the age of 95.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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| 1956 | 28 | — | 27 | — |
| 1964 | 36 | 15 | 12 | — |
World Championships
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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| 1958 | 30 | — | 24 | 7 |
| 1966 | 38 | 12 | 13 | Silver |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ingrid Wigernæs.
- ^ Skilanglauf – Weltmeisterschaften (Damen). sport-komplett
- ^ Ingrid Wigernæs. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Ingrid Wigernæs er død" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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