Marianne DAHLMO

Marianne Dahlmo was born and raised in Bodø, a town in the northern part of Norway. She was selected to the national team for the 1984-85 season at the age of 19, and won two gold medals at the 1986 Norwegian Championships over 5 km and 20 km. She placed second in the World Cup the same season behind her Finnish rival Marjo Matikainen. In 1987 she placed fifth in the 10 km classical style at the World Championships in Oberstdorf, and at the 1988 Winter Olympics she was a member of the silver medal winning Norwegian relay team. She also qualified for the 1989 and 1991 World Championships, taking another fifth place at 5 km classical in 1991. After giving birth to a child, she qualified for her fourth World Championships in 1993, with a modest 19th place at the 5 km classical as her best result. After failing to qualify for the 1994 Norwegian Olympic team she ended her skiing career, at age 29.