Titti Astri Maartmann (27 September 1920 – 18 September 2018) was a Norwegian

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r who competed in the late 1930s. She won a gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1937 European luge championships in

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. Living an active life, she still played golf at age 97.Golf for livet (in Norwegian)
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and

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. Her great-grandfather was Norwegian politician

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. Her grandfather was Harald Sigvart Maartmann, the first Executive Director of

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1920 births 2018 deaths Norwegian female lugers {{Norway-luge-bio-stub