Martin Stixrud

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.

Martin Stixrud
Personal information
Full nameMartin Stixrud
Country represented Norway
Born(1876-02-09)9 February 1876
Oslo
Died8 January 1964(1964-01-08) (aged 87)
Oslo
Skating clubOslo SK

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.[1]

He later coached Sonja Henie. He was born and died in Oslo.

He studied in Oslo together with Sonja Henie and Erna Andersen.[2]

Results
Event 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924
Summer Olympic Games3rd
World Championships6th11th4th7th
European Championships5th3rd6th5th2nd
Nordic Championships1st2nd1st
Norwegian Championships1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st
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References
  1. IOC Factsheet: Records and Medals of the Olympic Winter Games (May 2012)
  • Martin Stixrud at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  • "European Figure Skating Championships Results: Men's Medalists" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2011.
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