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Marit Bjorgen

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Marit Bjorgen is a retired Norwegian cross country skier and the most decorated Winter Olympian in history, with 15 Olympic medals across five Games between 2002 and 2018. She dominated World Cup competition for nearly two decades, winning 114 individual races and eighteen World Championship gold medals. She announced her retirement from cross country skiing on 6 April 2018, briefly returned to long distance skiing, and ended her competitive career fully on 28 April 2022. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1980 1
Birth Date
1980-03-21 1
Nationality
Norway 1
Career Highlight
Holds the record for most Winter Olympic medals of any athlete, 15 across five Games from 2002 to 2018, including 8 gold. 1
Career Highlight
Ranks first all time in Cross Country World Cup victories with 114 individual wins and four overall titles, and is regarded as the third most decorated Olympian across all sports. 1
Career Highlight
Won eighteen World Championship gold medals between 2003 and 2017, twelve of them in individual events. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

Olympic Games, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Marit Bjorgen

Long-Form Articles

The two retirements that closed Marit Bjorgen's career, Articles

Plays

Nordic Skiing, Sports
Source Wikipedia, Marit Bjorgen
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, nationality there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Marit Bjorgen
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    Marit Bjørgen (born 21 March 1980) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier. She is ranked first in the all-time Cross-Country World Cup rankings with 114 individual victories. Bjørgen is also the most successful sprinter in Cross-Country World Cup history, with 29 victories. She headed the medal table at the 2010 Winter Olympics by winning five medals, including three gold. A five-time Olympian, her five Olympic medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games brought her total number of medals up to a record 15, making her the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time and the third-most decorated Olympian of all time. On 6 April 2018, Bjørgen announced her retirement from cross-country skiing following the 2017-18 season. In May 2020, she announced that she would return to competition with long-distance cross-country ski squad Team Ragde Eiendom, with a focus on competing in Vasaloppet in March 2021. On 28 April 2022, she announced the end of her career by also finishing her long-distance career.
  • Wikipedia or cited reference, description lead (competition-category)
    Marit Bjorgen is a retired Norwegian cross country skier and the most decorated Winter Olympian in history, with 15 Olympic medals across five Games between 2002 and 2018.
  • Plays: Nordic Skiing
  • Competed In: Olympic Games
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