| Martin Stixrud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Martin Stixrud | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1876 Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 1964 (aged 87) Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Oslo SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Martin Stixrud (9 February 1876 – 8 January 1964) was a Norwegian figure skater. He was the 1920 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 1923 European silver medalist, and 1912 European bronze medalist.[1]
He was 44 years old when he won the Olympic bronze medal. He is the second oldest person ever to win an Olympic medal in an individual winter sport.[2]
He later coached Sonja Henie. He was born and died in Oslo.
He studied in Oslo together with Sonja Henie and Erna Andersen.[3]
- ^ "Martin Stixrud". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ IOC Factsheet: Records and Medals of the Olympic Winter Games (May 2012)
- ^ "LIFE". 23 December 1940.