Marit Henie

Marit Henie
Personal information
Full name Marit Henie Moe
Country represented Norway
Born (1925-02-13)13 February 1925
Oslo
Died 4 November 2012(2012-11-04) (aged 87)
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 world-renowned 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[1]

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.[2] 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.[1]

Results

Ladies singles

Event 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951
Winter Olympic Games22nd
Nordic Championships1st3rd
Norwegian Championships1st1st1st1st1st1st

Pairs

(with Bjerkhoel)

Event 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
World Championships11th
Norwegian Championships1st1st

References

  1. 1 2 Marit Henie's obituary (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Profile: Marit Henie". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
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