Marit Henie

Marit Henie
Marit Henie
Full name	Marit Henie Moe
Born	13 February 1925; Oslo, Norway
Died	4 November 2012 (aged 87)
Figure skating career
Country	Norway
Partner	Erling Bjerkhoel
Skating club	Oslo IL

Marit Henie Moe (13 February 1925 – 4 November 2012) was a Norwegian figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. She was a cousin of figure skater Sonja Henie. She competed for the club Oslo SK in the early 1930s, but later for Oslo IL during the heyday of her career. Her skating partner was Erling Bjerkhoel^[2]

She competed at the 1947 World Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 11th in pairs, with partner Erling Bjerkhoel. She also participated at the 1948 Winter Olympics.^[3] Henie also won the Norwegian Figure Skating Championships in 1946, 1947 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1951, and won the King's Cup in 1946 and 1947.^[2]

Results

Ladies singles

Event	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951
Winter Olympic Games			22nd
Nordic Championships				1st	3rd
Norwegian Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

Pairs

(with Bjerkhoel)

Event	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950
World Championships								11th
Norwegian Championships	1st										1st

References

^ Obituary Aftenposten 6 November 2012 p. 15
^ ^a ^b Marit Henie's obituary Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
^ "Profile: Marit Henie". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

External links

Marit Henie at Olympics.com
Marit Henie at Olympedia

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[Geni-1] Obituary Aftenposten 6 November 2012 p. 15

[obit-2] Marit Henie's obituary Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

[sports-ref-3] "Profile: Marit Henie". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

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