Toril Førland (born 24 April 1954) is a retired Norwegian

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. She was 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 ...

, and represented the club Bærums SK. She participated at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe ...

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

, where she competed in slalom, giant slalom and downhill. She became Norwegian champion in slalom in 1971 and 1973, in giant slalom in 1973, in downhill in 1973 and 1974, and in alpine combined in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974.

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* 1954 births Living people Sportspeople from Bærum Norwegian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Norway Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics {{Norway-alpine-skiing-bio-stub