Marie Risby

Marie Risby (born Marie Johansson on April 20, 1955) was a Swedish cross country skier who competed during the seventies and eighties. 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 x 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.

World Cup results

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

Individual podiums

  • 1 victory
  • 4 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1982–83 8 January 1983East Germany Klingenthal, East Germany10 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
2 1983–84 25 February 1984Sweden Falun, Sweden10 km IndividualWorld Cup2nd
33 March 1984Finland Lahti, Finland5 km IndividualWorld Cup3rd
41984–852 March 1985Finland Lahti, Finland5 km IndividualWorld Cup1st

Team podiums

  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate(s)
1 1984–85 10 March 1985Sweden Falun, Sweden4 x 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndJohansson / Fritzon / Lamberg-Skog

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Marie Risby Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "Athlete : RISBY Marie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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