- Martin Stixrud
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Martin Stixrud Personal information Full name Martin Stixrud Country represented Norway Born 9 February 1876
OsloDied 8 January 1964 (aged 87)
OsloSkating club Oslo SK Medal recordCompetitor for Norway Men's Figure skating Olympic Games Bronze 1920 Antwerp Men's singles European Championships Silver 1923 Oslo Men's singles Bronze 1912 Stockholm Men's singles Olympic medal record Figure Skating Bronze 1920 Antwerp Men's Singles Martin Stixrud (9 February 1876 – 8 January 1964) was a Norwegian figure skater. He was the 1920 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 1923 European silver medalist, and 1912 European bronze medalist.
He was 44 years old when he won the Olympic bronze medal. He is the oldest person ever to win an Olympic medal in an individual winter sport.[1]
He later coached Sonja Henie. He was born and died in Oslo.
Results
Event 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 Summer Olympic Games 3rd World Championships 6th 11th 4th 7th European Championships 5th 3rd 6th 5th 2nd Nordic Championships 1st 2nd 1st Norwegian Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st References
- Sports-reference profile
- "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Men's Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf.
Norwegian champions in figure skating – Men's Singles 1894-1897: Johan Lefstad • 1899-1900: Johan Lefstad • 1901-1903: Oscar Holthe • 1904: Johan Lefstad • 1905-1906: Oscar Holthe • 1907-1911: Harry Paulsen • 1912: Andreas Krogh • 1913: Martin Stixrud • 1914-1915: Andreas Krogh • 1916-1924: Martin Stixrud • 1925-1928: Arne Lie • 1929: Olaf Olsen • 1931-1932: Per Jacobsen • 1935: Andreas Krogh • 1936: Henry Lie • 1938: Per Reinertsen • 1940: Per Reinertsen • 1947: Erling Bjørkhoel • 1956-1962: Per Kjølberg • 1966-1968: Erik Skjold • 1989-1990: Jan Erik Digernes • 1993: Jan Erik Digernes • 2006-2007: Michael Chrolenko
Categories:- 1876 births
- 1964 deaths
- Norwegian male single skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of Norway
- Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
- People from Oslo
- Olympic medalists in figure skating
- Norwegian Winter Olympic medalist stubs
- European figure skating biography stubs
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