Athletes
Laila Schou Nilsen
Norwegian tennis player, speed skater, alpine skier, motor racedriver, handball referee (1919–1998).
Life and work
The story behind the role.
Norwegian tennis player, speed skater, alpine skier, motor racedriver, handball referee (1919–1998).
Laila Schou Nilsen (18 March 1919 – 30 July 1998) was one of the foremost Norwegian sportspeople of the 20th century, best known as a speed skater, alpine skier, and tennis player. She was one of the pioneers in women's speed skating, both in Norway and internationally, along with two other skaters from the Oslo Skøiteklub ('Oslo Skating Club'), Undis Blikken and Synnøve Lie. Across her sporting career – which also included handball, ski jumping, cross-country skiing, and motorsport – Nilsen won 101 Norwegian Championship titles, of which 86 were in tennis.
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Achievements and distinctions
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Norwegian tennis player, speed skater, alpine skier, motor racedriver, handball referee (1919–1998).
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Career and education
Teams and organisations
Oslo SK · SK Njård · Grefsen IL
Major competitions and events
1948 Winter Olympics · alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – women's combined
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