Inger Helene Nybråten (born 8 December 1960 in

Fagernes is a town in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the largest urban/commercial centre for the Valdres region. It is located just northwest of the village of ...

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) is a

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former cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. She won three relay medals at the

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with a gold (1984) and two silvers (1992, 1994). Nybråten's biggest successes were at the

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, where she earned one gold (4 × 5 km relay: 1982), one silver (4 × 5 km relay: 1995), and four bronzes (15 km: 1995, 4 × 5 km relay: 1989, 1991, and 1993). She also won six

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events from 1984 to 1995. She represented the club Skrautvål IL, in

Skrautvål Skrautvål is a village in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about north of the town of Fagernes and just northeast of the lake Sæbufjorden. Skrautvål Church is located in the village. The local s ...

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)

World Championships

* 6 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*4 victories *11 podiums

Team podiums

* 10 victories * 23 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nybraten, Inger Helene 1960 births Living people People from Nord-Aurdal Norwegian female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Innlandet