Ragnhild Myklebust

Ragnhild Myklebust

Ragnhild Myklebust is a Norwegian skiier, and multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympic Games. To date, she holds the record for the most ever medals won at the Winter Paralympics, having won 27 medals [ [http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/OrganizingCommittee/MediaCentre/NewsReleases/2007/12/13/76537_0712131208-140 "Possibilité de médaille d’or : Vancouver 2010 annonce la recherche d’un concepteur pour les médailles olympiques et paralympiques"] , official website of the 2010 Vancouver Games, December 13, 2007] , of which 17 gold.

Myklebust won five gold medals and two silver at the 1988 Winter Paralympics, two gold at the 1992 Games, five gold, two silver and two bronze in 1994 [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Lillehammer_1994/index.html "Lillehammer 1994"] , International Paralympic Committee] , five gold in Nagano [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?games=1998PWG&medal=medals&sport=all&gender=all&npc=NOR] ] and five gold in 2002 [ [http://saltlake2002.paralympic.org/sports/nordic/no_features/031502/one.html "Strive for five: Norway's Myklebust wins her fifth gold of the Games"] , official website of the 2002 Winter Paralympics] . She has won Paralympic medals in short, middle and long distance nordic races, relay, biathlon and ice sledge racing.

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