Sigrid Milfrid Sundby (13 July 1942 – 24 July 1977) was a Norwegian

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

who competed internationally in the 1960s and 1970s. She competed at the Winter Olympics in 1968, 1972 and 1976. Her best Olympic results were 4th in the ''1500 metres'', 6th in ''500 metres'', and 6th in ''1000 metres'' at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

in Grenoble. She received a bronze medal at the

World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial championships were held in the years 1933–1935. History Distances used * In the years 1933–1935, three distances were ...

in 1970. Sundby dominated women's skating nationally for about a decade, winning the Norwegian allround championships in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1973.

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* 1942 births 1977 deaths Norwegian female speed skaters Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for Norway World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub