Marie Rønningen (born 13 March 1994) is a Norwegian competitive sailor, born in

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

. Sailing the

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, her achievements include two gold medals at the European championships, a silver medal at the world championships, and a fourth place and seventh place at the Olympic Games.

Career

Rønningen won a gold medal in

at the 2018

49er & 49er FX European Championships 49er & 49er FX European Championships are annual European Championship sailing regattas in the 49er and the 49er FX 49er or Forty-Niner most often refers to: *A miner or other person that took part in the 1849 California Gold Rush *San Francisco ...

, along with

Helene Næss Helene Næss (born 29 June 1991) is a Norwegian competitive sailor, born in Tønsberg. She won a gold medal in 49er FX at the 2018 49er & 49er FX European Championships, along with Marie Rønningen. She qualified to represent Norway at the 2 ...

. Selected to represent Norway at the

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2021, along with Næss, they placed seventh in

49erFX The 49er and 49er FX is a two-handed skiff-type high-performance sailing dinghy. The two crew work on different roles with the helm making many tactical decisions, as well as steering, and the crew doing most of the sail control. Both of the cr ...

. Rønningen and Næss won a silver medal at the 2021

49er & 49er FX World Championships The 49er World Championships are international sailing regattas in the 49er and 49er FX classes organized by the International Sailing Federation. It was first held in 1997. In 2013, the 49er FX class was added to the programme. The 49er has been ...

. Along with Næss, she won a gold medal at the 2023 European Championships. Selected to compete at the

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, Næss and Rønningen placed fourth in

at the 2024 Olympics.

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* * * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum Norwegian female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er FX Olympic sailors for Norway Sailors at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub