Reidun Laengen Explained

Reidun Berit Laengen (3 December 1948 in Vågå - 9 October 1995) was a visually impaired Norwegian Paralympic athlete. She competed in cross-country skiing in the Paralympic Winter Games and athletics in the Paralympic Summer Games. She has a total of 3 golds and two silver medals .[1] [2]

Career

At the 1976 Paralympic Winter Games, she won a gold medal in cross-country skiing 10 kilometers B,[3] silver medal in cross-country skiing, 5 kilometers B,[4] and silver medal in cross-country skiing, 3 x 5 km relay (together with Aud Grundvik and Aud Berntsen).[5]

At the 1976 Paralympic Summer Games, she won two gold medals in 100 meters B,[6] and long jump B.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reidun Laengen - Nordic Skiing Paralympic Athlete Profile . 2022-11-19 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  2. Web site: R. Laengen - Athletics Paralympic Athlete Profile . 2022-11-19 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  3. Web site: Ornskoldsvik 1976 - cross-country - womens-middle-distance-10-km-b . 2022-11-19 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  4. Web site: Ornskoldsvik 1976 - cross-country - womens-short-distance-5-km-b . 2022-11-19 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  5. Web site: Ornskoldsvik 1976 - cross-country - womens-3x5-km-relay-b . 2022-11-19 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  6. Web site: Toronto 1976 - athletics - womens-100-m-b . 2022-11-19 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
  7. Web site: Toronto 1976 - athletics - womens-long-jump-b . 2022-11-19 . International Paralympic Committee . en.

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