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Marie Risby

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Marie Risby
Country Sweden
Full nameLillemor Marie Risby
Born (1955-04-20) 20 April 1955 (age 69)
Ludvika, Sweden
Ski clubLudvika FFI
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (19831985)
Starts19
Podiums4
Wins1
Overall titles0 – (6th in 1984)

Marie Risby (born 20 April 1955) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and 80's. She participated in three Winter Olympics (1976, 1980 and 1984) and did her best results at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, when she finished fourth in the 5 km, fifth in the 20 km, fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay, and sixth in the 10 km events.[1]

At the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld, Risby finished sixth in the 20 km and tenth in the 10 km events. Her lone World Cup victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1985, her last year as an active athlete.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1976 20 21 4
1980 24 11 15 6
1984 28 4 6 5 5

World Championships

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   20 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1978 20 21 17 4
1985 20 10 6

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1983 28 10
1984 29 6
1985 30 8

Individual podiums

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  • 1 victory
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1982–83 8 January 1983 East Germany Klingenthal, East Germany 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd
2 1983–84 25 February 1984 Sweden Falun, Sweden 10 km Individual World Cup 2nd
3 3 March 1984 Finland Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual World Cup 3rd
4 1984–85 2 March 1985 Finland Lahti, Finland 5 km Individual World Cup 1st

Team podiums

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  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 10 March 1985 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay World Cup 2nd Johansson / Fritzon / Lamberg-Skog

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marie Risby Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "RISBY Marie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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