Britt Strandberg

Britt Strandberg
Strandberg in the early 1960's
Personal information
BornBritt Marianne Strandberg
31 March 1934 (1934-03-31) (age 92)
Hennan, Sweden
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubEdsbyns IF
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 0 1 1
Total 1 3 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 Squaw Valley3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1964 Innsbruck3 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place1968 Grenoble3 × 5 km relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1962 Zakopane3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place1966 Oslo3 × 5 km relay

Britt Marianne Strandberg (later Lundén, born 31 March 1934) is a former Swedish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics in the 3 × 5 km relay and 5 and 10 km events. She won three medals in the relay with a gold in 1960 and silvers in 1964 and 1968. Her best individual result was fourth place over 10 km in 1964, only 7.4 seconds behind the bronze medal.

Strandberg also won 3 × 5 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 1962 and a bronze in 1966.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
196025N/a10Gold
196429114Silver
1968331515Silver

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   3 × 5 km 
 relay 
196227——Silver
196631——Bronze

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Britt Strandberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Britt Lundén. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ "STRANDBERG Britt". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.