Martin Stixrud
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| Full name | Martin Stixrud | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1876 Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 1964 (aged 87) Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Oslo SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Martin Stixrud (9 February 1876 – 8 January 1964) was a Norwegian figure skater. He was the 1920 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 1923 European silver medalist, and 1912 European bronze medalist.
He was 44 years old when he won the Olympic bronze medal. He is the second oldest person ever to win an Olympic medal in an individual winter sport.
He later coached Sonja Henie. He was born and died in Oslo.
He studied in Oslo together with Sonja Henie and Erna Andersen.