Astrid Sandvik
Astrid Sandvik 
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| Full name | Astrid Olsdatter Sandvik |
| nation |
 Norway
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| birthday | 1st October 1939 (age 80) |
| place of birth | Oslo , Norway |
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| discipline |
Slalom , giant slalom , downhill , combination |
| society | IL Heming |
| status | resigned |
Astrid Olsdatter Sandvik (born October 1, 1939 in Oslo ) is a former Norwegian ski racer .
Career
Sandvik represented their country three times at the Winter Olympics: 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo , 1960 in Squaw Valley and 1964 in Innsbruck . The best result was a sixth place in the slalom in 1956. In addition, she achieved two fourth places in the slalom at the World Championships in 1958 and 1962 and a sixth place in the 1958 Downhill. In the Holmenkollen Kandahar races held in her hometown of Oslo , she achieved seven victories from 1961 to 1963. In addition, from 1958 to 1963 she was four times Norwegian champion , three times in slalom and once in giant slalom.
In 1963 Sandvik was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal together with Alewtina Koltschina , Pawel Koltschin and Torbjørn Yggeseth . She is only one of nine non-Nordic skiers since 1895 who has received this honor.
Sporting successes
winter Olympics
- Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 : 6th slalom, 22nd giant slalom, 27th descent
- Squaw Valley 1960 : 19th giant slalom, 36th slalom, 37th descent
- Innsbruck 1964 : 21st giant slalom
World championships
- Bad Gastein 1958 : 4th slalom, 6th descent, 7th combination, 17th giant slalom
- Chamonix 1962 : 4th slalom, 17th giant slalom
Norwegian championships
Quadruple Norwegian Champion :
- 3 × slalom (1958, 1960, 1963)
- 1 × giant slalom (1963)
Web links
- Astrid Sandvik in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Astrid Sandvik in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Astrid Sandvik in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 1958 World Cup ( memento from September 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on www.alpineskiing-worldchampionships.com
- ↑ Results of the 1962 World Cup ( memento from September 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on www.alpineskiing-worldchampionships.com
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| SURNAME | Sandvik, Astrid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sandvik, Astrid Olsdatter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo , Norway |