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Vibeke Skofterud

1980 - 2018

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Vibeke Westbye Skofterud (20 April 1980 – 29 July 2018) was a Norwegian cross-country skier. She won gold in the 4 × 5 km relay at Vancouver in 2010. Her best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was eighth in the 30 km event at Salt Lake City in 2002. Skofterud won a complete set of 4 × 5 km relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (gold: 2005, gold: 2011, silver: 2003, bronze: 2007) and earned her best individual finish of 13th in the 5 km + 5 km double pursuit in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Vibeke Skofterud is the 207th most popular skier (up from 212th in 2024), the 537th most popular biography from Norway (up from 556th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Norwegian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Vibeke Skofterud ranks 207 out of 817. Before her are Paul Frommelt, Petra Majdič, Yelena Vyalbe, Rok Petrovič, Lise-Marie Morerod, and Toni Innauer. After her are Dario Cologna, Erling Jevne, Tuomo Ylipulli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Bill Johnson, and Sven Hannawald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Vibeke Skofterud ranks 262. Before her are Ana Vidović, Mike Dunleavy Jr., Maaya Sakamoto, Jasper Pääkkönen, Ivan Moody, and Aruna Dindane. After her are Linor Abargil, Antônio Pizzonia, Oljas Bektenov, Tsutomu Fujihara, Roland Schoeman, and Mai Aizawa. Among people deceased in 2018, Vibeke Skofterud ranks 524. Before her are Carole Shelley, Edwin Hawkins, Horace Ashenfelter, Tulsi Giri, Dipali Barthakur, and Tim O'Connor. After her are Christine Muzio, Alan Geldard, Javier González, Finn Tveter, Renate Dorrestein, and Pavel Panov.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Vibeke Skofterud ranks 537 out of 1,039. Before her are Necrobutcher (1968), Inger Helene Nybråten (1960), Sverre Sørsdal (1900), Bjørg Eva Jensen (1960), Marit Paulsen (1939), and Odd Børre (1939). After her are Anneke von der Lippe (1964), Ellen Nikolaysen (1951), Erling Jevne (1966), Jan Egeland (1957), Tor Lund (1888), and Sigrid (1996).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Vibeke Skofterud ranks 36. Before her are Anne Jahren (1963), Bente Skari (1972), Finn Christian Jagge (1966), Audun Grønvold (1976), Stein Eriksen (1927), and Inger Helene Nybråten (1960). After her are Erling Jevne (1966), Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (1961), Bjørn Einar Romøren (1981), Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (1964), Frode Estil (1972), and Vegard Opaas (1962).

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