Marit Henie
Full nameMarit Henie Moe
Born(1925-02-13)13 February 1925
Oslo, Norway
Died4 November 2012(2012-11-04) (aged 87)[1]
Figure skating career
CountryNorway
PartnerErling Bjerkhoel
Skating clubOslo 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 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. ↑ Obituary Aftenposten 6 November 2012 p. 15
  2. 1 2 Marit Henie's obituary Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ "Profile: Marit Henie". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
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