Britt Mjaasund Øyen (born 7 September 1944) is a Norwegian known for medals in

Ice sledge speed racing at the Winter Paralympics Ice sledge speed racing was contested at the Winter Paralympic Games from the second Winter Games in 1980, to the 1988 Winter Games, and then at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Games. The events were held indoors for the first time at the 1994 Para ...

. Øyen also won Paralympic medals in

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

(1980) and

ice sledge hockey Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitat ...

(1994). She received the Erling Stordahls ærespris in 2012.

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* 1944 births Living people Norwegian sledge hockey players Paralympic ice sledge speed racers for Norway Paralympic sledge hockey players for Norway Paralympic gold medalists for Norway Paralympic silver medalists for Norway Paralympic medalists in ice sledge speed racing Ice sledge speed racers at the 1980 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Paralympics 20th-century Norwegian women 20th-century Norwegian people 21st-century Norwegian women 21st-century Norwegian people {{Sledgehockey-bio-stub