Marie Risby

Marie Risby (born Marie Johansson on April 20, 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]

Marie Risby
Country Sweden
Full nameLillemor Marie Risby
Born (1955-04-20) 20 April 1955
Ludvika, Sweden
Ski clubLudvika FFI
World Cup career
Seasons1983–1985
Individual wins1
Team wins0
Indiv. podiums4
Team podiums1
Indiv. starts19
Team starts2
Overall titles0 – (6th in 1984)

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

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

Olympic Games
 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
197620—21N/A4
1980241115N/A6
1984284655

World Championships
 Year   Age   5 km  10 km  20 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
197820—21174
198520—106—

World Cup

Season standings
 Season   Age  Overall
19832810
1984296
1985308

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

Team podiums
  • 1 podium
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 10 March 1985 Falun, Sweden4 × 5 km RelayWorld Cup2ndJohansson / Fritzon / Lamberg-Skog

References
  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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