Martin Stixrud
Norwegian figure skater (1876-1964)
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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.[1]
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| Full name | Martin Stixrud | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1876 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 1964 (aged 87) Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Oslo SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was 44 years old when he won the Olympic bronze medal. He is the second oldest person ever to win an Olympic medal in an individual winter sport.[2]
He later coached Sonja Henie.[3] He was born and died in Oslo.
He studied in Oslo together with Sonja Henie and Erna Andersen.[4]
Results
| Event | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 |
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| 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 | |||||
