- Laila Schou Nilsen
Laila Schou Nilsen (
18 March 1919 –30 July 1998 ) was a Norwegian speed skater, alpine skier andtennis player. She was one of the pioneers in Norwegian as well as international speed skating for women.Biography
Laila Schou Nilsen won the last unofficial World Championship for women (from a series of three that were organised by the club OSK) at Oslo Frogner stadion in 1935. At the World Championships of Davos,
Switzerland in 1937, she won all four distances (500 m, 1,000 m, 3,000 m, and 5,000 m) in world record time. She also won the World Championships inOslo in 1938. The record on the 500 m (46.4) lasted until 1955, whenTamara Rylova of theSoviet Union beat it at theMedeo track in Alma Ata. Her record on 1,500 m lasted until 1950.Laila Schou Nilsen became Norwegian champion of speed skating in 1935, 1937, 1939, and 1940.
At the
1936 Winter Olympic Games , she won the bronze in thealpine combined . For this, she was the same year awarded theEgebergs Ærespris for her achievements in alpine skiing, in speed skating, but also in tennis, where sho won a number of Norwegian championships.After the
World War II Laila Schou Nilsen competed in alpine skiing at the1948 Winter Olympics inSt. Moritz , where she finished 7th in downhill and 14th in slalom.She was also a member of the national team in
handball , and participated in theMonte Carlo Rally in 1963.peedskating Medals
An overview of
speedskating medals won by Laila Schou Nilsen at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:Note that the World Allround Championships were unofficial from 1933 to 1935
Personal speed skating records
To put these personal records in perspective, the "WR" column lists the official world records on the dates that Laila Schou Nilsen skated her personal records.
References
* Eng, Trond. "All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 - 2002". Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002.
* Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild and Teigen, Magne. "Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 1999 (6. utgave)". Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1999.
* Eng, Trond; Gjerde, Arild; Teigen, Magne and Teigen, Thorleiv. "Norsk Skøytestatistikk Gjennom Tidene, Menn/Kvinner, 2004 (7. utgave)". Askim/Skedsmokorset/Veggli/Hokksund, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2004.
* Eng, Trond and Teigen, Magne. "Komplette Resultater fra offisielle Norske Mesterskap på skøyter, 1894 - 2005". Askim/Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2005.
* Teigen, Magne. "Komplette Resultater Norske Mesterskap På Skøyter, 1887 - 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior". Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.
* Teigen, Magne. "Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 - 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior, allround/sprint". Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989.External links
* [http://www.skateresults.com/skater/show/1511 Laila Schou Nilsen at SkateResults.com]
* [http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-181536-198754-94643-0-file,00.pdf Historical World Records] . "International Skating Union".
* [http://www.skoyteforbundet.no/filarkiv/statistikk/nm_medaljer.pdf National Championships results] . "Norges Skøyteforbund" (Norwegian Skating Association).
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