Marit Myrmæl Explained

Marit Myrmæl
Birth Date:20 January 1954
Birth Place:Meldal, Norway
Club:Meldal IL
Seasons:3 – (19821984)
Wins:0
Totalpodiums:2
Individual Starts:17
Team Starts:0
Wcoveralls:0 – (4th in 1982)

Marit Myrmæl (born 20 January 1954) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the early 1980s.

She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Myrmæl's best career finish was second at a 20 km event in Sweden in 1982.

In 1978 she won the silver medal at the Norwegian championships in 10 km cross-country running, representing Meldal IL. On the same distance she won one bronze medal (1977).[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
22
26
30

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
24 10 15 185
198026 23
28 9 6

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
28 4
29 15
30 19

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1  1981–82 15 January 1982 La Bresse, France 5 km Individual World Cup 3rd
212 March 1982 Falun, Sweden 20 km Individual World Cup 2nd

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 km Terrengløp/Cross Country . Norwegian Athletics . 21 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111215122508/http://friidrett.no/stevner/statistikk/nm/Documents/k10kmt.htm . 15 December 2011 .
  2. Web site: MYRMAEL Marit . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 14 December 2019.