Borghild Niskin
Alpine skiing, Olympic athlete
1924 – 2013
Photo Credit ยป
2 Views
Who was Borghild Niskin?
Borghild Niskin was a Norwegian alpine skier who finished 7th in the women's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo. She became the first woman awarded the Holmenkollen medal that same year.
She is one of only eleven non-Nordic skiers to win the Holmenkollen medal She also finished fifth in the alpine combined event at the Alpine World Skiing Championships in 1956.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Borghild Niskin." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 Jun 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/borghild_niskin>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Borghild Niskin biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In