Inger Helene Nybråten (born 8 December 1960 in
Fagernes
is a town in Nord-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the largest urban/commercial centre for the Valdres region. It is located just northwest of the village o ...
,
Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. Th ...
) is a
Norwegian former
cross-country skier
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who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.
She won three relay medals at the
Winter Olympics
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with a gold (1984) and two silvers (1992, 1994). Nybråten's biggest successes were at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where she earned one gold (4 × 5 km relay: 1982), one silver (4 × 5 km relay: 1995), and four bronzes (15 km: 1995, 4 × 5 km relay: 1989, 1991, and 1993). She also won six
World Cup events from 1984 to 1995.
She represented the club Skrautvål IL, in
Skrautvål.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
World Championships
* 6 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*4 victories
*11 podiums
Team podiums
* 10 victories
* 23 podiums
Note: Until the
1999 World Championships and the
1994 Olympics
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, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
People from Nord-Aurdal
Norwegian female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
Olympic gold medalists for Norway
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Sportspeople from Innlandet