Marie Risby 
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nation
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Sweden Sweden
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birthday
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April 20, 1955
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place of birth
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Ludvika, SwedenSweden
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| Career
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society
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Ludvika FFI
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status
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resigned
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| Medal table
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| National medals
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11 × 
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? ×
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 Swedish championships
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| gold
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1980
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10 km
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| gold
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1981
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10 km
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| gold
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1982
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10 km
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| gold
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1983
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5 km
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| gold
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1983
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10 km
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| gold
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1983
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20 km
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| gold
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1984
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5 km
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| gold
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1984
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10 km
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| gold
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1984
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20 km
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| gold
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1985
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10 km
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| gold
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1985
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20 km
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Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
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| Podium placements
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1.
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2.
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3.
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Distance races
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1
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2
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1
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Marie Risby (born April 20, 1955 in Ludvika ; born Marie Johansson) is a former Swedish cross-country skier .
Career
Risby reached the 21st place over 10 km and fourth place with the relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in 1978 , she finished fourth with the relay. Her best placings at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid were eleventh place over 5 km and sixth place with the relay. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1985 in Seefeld , she achieved sixth place over 20 km classic and tenth place over 10 km freestyle. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo , she reached fourth place over 5 km freestyle, fifth place with the relay and over 20 km classic and sixth place over 10 km classic. She was able to win a world cup race in the cross-country skiing world cup . Her best overall World Cup placement was sixth in the 1983/84 season . She won gold eleven times at Swedish championships.
Marie Risby is not identical to the former Swedish cross-country skier Marie Johansson (born June 30, 1963 in Furudal ), who later married the successful cross-country skier Gunde Svan , but kept her maiden name.
World Cup victories in individual
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date
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place
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discipline
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| 1.
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March 2, 1985
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Finland Lahti
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5 km
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World Cup overall placements
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