Ragnhild Myklebust

Norwegian biathlete

Ragnhild Myklebust[1] is a Norwegian Nordic skier and multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympic Games. To date, she holds the record for the most ever medals won at the Winter Paralympics, having won 27 medals,[2] of which 22 were gold.

Ragnhild Myklebust
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Paralympic Games
Biathlon
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer 7.5 km free technique
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 7.5 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 7.5 km sitski
Cross-country skiing
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck 2.5 km
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville 2.5 km
Gold medal – first place 1992 Albertville 5 km
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer 2.5 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer 5 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer 10 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer 3×2.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 2.5 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 5 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 10 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 3×2.5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 2.5 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 5 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 10 km sitski
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City 3×2.5 km relay
Ice sledge speed racing
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck 700 m
Gold medal – first place 1988 Innsbruck 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1988 Innsbruck 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lillehammer 700 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer 100 m
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer 1000 m

Biography

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Myklebust won five gold medals and one silver at the 1988 Winter Paralympics, two gold at the 1992 Games, five gold, two silver and two bronze in 1994,[3] five gold in Nagano[4] and five gold in 2002.[5]

  1. "The Paralympic pioneers who helped create a PLY legacy". International Paralympic Committee.
  2. "Possibilité de médaille d'or : Vancouver 2010 annonce la recherche d'un concepteur pour les médailles olympiques et paralympiques" Archived 2008-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the 2010 Vancouver Games, December 13, 2007
  3. "Lillehammer 1994", International Paralympic Committee
  4. "Paralympic Results & Historical Records".
  5. "Strive for five: Norway's Myklebust wins her fifth gold of the Games" Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the 2002 Winter Paralympics