Martin Stixrud (9 February 1876 – 8 January 1964) was a

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figure skater. He was the 1920 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 1923 European silver medalist, and 1912 European bronze medalist. He was 44 years old when he won the Olympic bronze medal. He is the second oldest person ever to win an Olympic medal in an individual

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Sonja Henie Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion ( 1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champi ...

. He was born and died in

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. He studied in

together with

and Erna Andersen.

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1876 births 1964 deaths Norwegian male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Norway Olympic bronze medalists for Norway Sportspeople from Oslo Olympic medalists in figure skating European Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Norwegian figure skating coaches {{Norway-figure-skating-bio-stub