Marit Øiseth (29 December 1928 – 5 October 1971) was a
Norwegian sprinter and
cross-country skier of the 1940s and 1950s who participated in the
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
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, held in
Oslo
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.
Born Marit Hemstad in
Nord-Odal
Nord-Odal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Odalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sand. Other villages in the municipality include Knapper and Mo.
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, a municipality in Norway's southeastern county of
Hedmark
Hedmark () was a Counties of Norway, county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar.
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. She never participated in the
Summer Olympics
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, but finished fourth at the
1946 European Championships at
Bislett stadion
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in a personal best time for the 200m of 25.7 seconds. This remained her career best time. She never became Norwegian champion, but women were not included in the Norwegian championships before 1947.
Norwegian championships in 200 metres
She attained the opportunity to represent her country when the Norwegian capital served as the host city for that year's Winter Olympics. She ultimately finished seventh in the 10 km event.
Marit Øiseth died in her hometown of Nord-Odall twelve weeks before her 43rd birthday.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
World Championships
References
External links
Marit Øiseth data at the ''SR/Olympic Sports'' website
1928 births
1971 deaths
Norwegian female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
People from Nord-Odal
Norwegian female sprinters
Skiers from Innlandet
Athletes from Innlandet
20th-century Norwegian sportswomen
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