Berit Mørdre

Berit Mørdre-Lammedal (née Mørdre, 16 April 1940 – 23 August 2016) was a Norwegian cross-country skier. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 5 km, 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events and won a complete set of medals: a gold, a silver and a bronze. She also won a silver medal in the relay at the 1966 World Championships.^[2]

Berit Mørdre

Personal information
Born	16 April 1940 Nes, Akershus, Norway
Died	23 August 2016 (aged 76)[1]
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing
Club	Romerikslagets IL, Oslo
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble 3 × 5 km relay 1968 Grenoble 10 km 1972 Sapporo 3 × 5 km relay World Championships 1966 Oslo 3 × 5 km relay

Mørdre was born and raised on a farm in Nes, but since 1965 lived in Oslo, where she worked as a police officer. In 1969 she married, and changed her last name to Mørdre-Lammedal. She took part in several Holmenkollen ski festivals, winning the 5 km race in 1974. In 1971 she became the first Norwegian woman to win the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Marjatta Kajosmaa and Reidar Hjermstad). Domestically she won 13 Norwegian titles, six over 5 km and seven over 10 km.^[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[3]

Olympic Games

• 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	3 × 5 km   relay
1968	27	10	Silver	Gold
1972	31	7	14	Bronze

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 silver)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	3/4 × 5 km   relay
1966	25	10	11	Silver
1970	29	9	24	4
1974	33	11	6	6

References

1. Skidronningen og pioneren Berit Mørdre er død Archived 12 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Raumnes (29 August 2016). Retrieved 29 August 2016. (in Norwegian)
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Berit Mørdre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
3. "MÖRDRE-LAMMEDAL Berit". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

External links

• Berit Mördre-Lammedal at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)