Jorun Askersrud, later Nygaard, also married Tangen (6 May 1929 – 12 October 2012) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and track and field athlete during the 1950s.
Biography
Jorun Askersrud was born in Lunner, and represented the clubs Lunner IL and IL i BUL. In 1952 she finished 12th in the 10 km cross-country event at the Winter Olympics in Oslo and competed without reaching the final in 100 metres and 80 metres hurdles at the Summer Olympics. Norway had originally opposed cross-country skiing for women at their own 1952 Winter Olympics.
Nygaard finished 17 in the pentathlon at both the 1954 European Championships and the 1958 European Championships. Her personal best times in her athletic Olympic events were 12.2 seconds and 11.8 seconds, respectively. In Norwegian championships she won 39 gold medals, 16 silver and 11 bronze medals as well as 9 relay gold medals between 1949 and 1961. She was awarded the King's Cup in 1953, the Norwegian Athletics Association Gold Medal in 1958 and became an honorary member of IL i BUL in 1963.
As a speed skater she entered the Norwegian Allround Championships in 1958, winning the silver medal.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 10 km |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 24 | 12 |
References
- ^ Jorun Askersrud's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Strøm, Ole Kristian; Juva, Geir (29 January 2010). "Da Norge sa nei til kvinnelangrenn". VG Sportbilag (in Norwegian). p. 16.
- Farseth, Anne (30 November 2012). "Jorun Askersrud Nygaard (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
- Jorun Tangen-Askersrud's profile at Speedskatingnews.info
External links
- Jorun Askersrud Nygaard at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Jorun Askersrud Nygaard at Olympics.com
- Jorun Askersrud Nygaard at Olympics.com
- Jorun Askersrud Nygaard at Olympedia
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