Märta Norberg (19 September 1922 – 19 December 2020) was a Swedish
cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. She won two bronze medals in the 3 × 5 km relay at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...
(1954, 1958). She was born in
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik (; ), often shortened to just Ö-vik, is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.
Its natural harbour and archipelago is in th ...
,
Ã…ngermanland
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. Norberg finished fourth in the 10 km event at 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.
Discussions about Oslo hosting ...
in
Oslo
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.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
World Championships
* 2 medals – (2 bronze)
References
External links
World Championship results
*
1922 births
2020 deaths
Sportspeople from Örnsköldsvik Municipality
Cross-country skiers from Västernorrland County
Swedish female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
20th-century Swedish sportswomen
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