Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg

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Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Speed ​​skating
nation NorwayNorway Norway
birthday January 14, 1948
place of birth Oslo
size 160 cm
Weight 56 kg
date of death 22nd January 2017
Career
society Oslo IL
Medal table
winter Olympics 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
bronze Innsbruck 1976 3000 m
 

Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg (born January 14, 1948 in Oslo ; January 22, 2017 ) was a Norwegian speed skater .

Korsmo-Berg first appeared at the Winter Olympics in 1968 . In Grenoble she reached places 11, 13, 17 and 16 over the distances of 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters and 3000 meters. When she took part in the Olympics for the second time in 1972 , she took 19th place and 1000 meters over 500 meters and 1500 meters Rank 22. Korsmo-Berg experienced her most successful winter games in Innsbruck in 1976 , when she finished fourth over 1500 meters and won the bronze medal over 3000 meters. This made her the first Norwegian woman to win an Olympic medal in speed skating. In her fourth and last Olympic participation in 1980 , she finished 14th and 20th in the races over 1500 meters and 3000 meters.

Aside from the bronze medal, Korsmo-Berg was unable to win any other medals at major international events, although she was among the top ten several times . Her most successful year was 1971 when she reached fifth place in both the all- around world championships and the all- around European championships and was sixth in the sprint world championships .

Furthermore, Korsmo-Berg won seven national championship titles in all-around (1971, 1972, 1974-1978) and six titles in sprint (1971, 1974-1978). She also competed in cycling and won the national road cycling championships in 1981.

Korsmo-Berg was awarded the Porsgrunds Porselænsfabriks Ærespris for their achievements in speed skating.

Personal bests

route time date place
0500 m 43.00 s February 12, 1977 Keystone
1,000 m 1: 28.28 min March 13, 1976 Inzell
1,500 m 2: 14.33 min February 12, 1977 Keystone
3,000 m 4: 43.97 min March 13, 1976 Inzell

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personal data
SURNAME Korsmo-Berg, Lisbeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian speed skater
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo
DATE OF DEATH 22nd January 2017