Jeanette Lunde
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Jeanette Lunde is a former Norwegian
sportsperson who competed in alpine skiing
and sailing
. She competed in both the Winter and Summer Olympics, the second Norwegian woman to do so.
discipline and 32nd in the super-G at the 1994 Winter Olympics
. She also finished seventeenth in downhill at the 1993 World Championships
. Her highest placing in the World Cup
was a 66th place in 1993–94. She raced in the World Cup from 1992 to 1995, and finished twice among the top fifteen, with a thirteenth place from Tignes
in December 1993 and a fifth place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
in January 1994; both in downhill.
She represented the sports club Stabæk IF
, and later Geilo IL
. She became Norwegian champion in downhill once.
in December 1995, which would be her last World Cup race, Lunde sustained a knee injury. Another knee injury in 1997 forced her to quit alpine skiing altogether. She took up sailing
and participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics
in the Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470) event with Carolina Toll. Ranked seventeenth in the world before the contest, they finished sixteenth at the Olympics.
Lunde was the second Norwegian woman who participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
. She is the daughter of sailor Peder Lunde
and alpine skier Aud Lunde
, a paternal granddaughter of sailors Peder
and Vibeke "Babben" Lunde
and great-granddaughter of sailor Eugen Lunde
. All these people, except for Aud, were Olympic medallists.
Jeanette Lunde stands at .
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
sportsperson who competed in alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
and sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
. She competed in both the Winter and Summer Olympics, the second Norwegian woman to do so.
Alpine skiing
As an alpine skier she finished eleventh in the downhillDownhill
Downhill is an alpine skiing discipline. The rules for the Downhill were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships....
discipline and 32nd in the super-G at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held near Lillehammer, Norway. The speed events were held at Kvitfjell and the technical events at Hafjell, from February 13-27, 1994.-Downhill:February 13, 1994-Super G:February 17, 1994...
. She also finished seventeenth in downhill at the 1993 World Championships
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 were held in Morioka, Japan, from February 4-14, 1993. The men's Super-G race was cancelled due to persistent bad weather and the title went unassigned.-Medals table:...
. Her highest placing in the World Cup
Alpine skiing World Cup
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...
was a 66th place in 1993–94. She raced in the World Cup from 1992 to 1995, and finished twice among the top fifteen, with a thirteenth place from Tignes
Tignes
Tignes is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Isère, that are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region...
in December 1993 and a fifth place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
in January 1994; both in downhill.
She represented the sports club Stabæk IF
Stabæk IF
Stabæk Idrætsforening is a Norwegian multi-sports club in Bærum, a municipality bordering on Oslo in the west.-Organization:It has sections for football, bandy, handball and alpine skiing. While the football team Stabæk Fotball is the most prominent, the men's bandy team has taken multiple national...
, and later Geilo IL
Geilo IL
Geilo Idrettslag is a multi-sports club from Geilo, Norway.Established on 2 December 1917 as Gjeilo SK, it changed its name to Gjeilo IL on 19 May 1918 and later to Geilo IL. It has sections for alping skiing, freestyle skiing, skiing and biathlon, snowboarding, telemark skiing, football, handball...
. She became Norwegian champion in downhill once.
Sailing
In Lake LouiseLake Louise, Alberta
Lake Louise is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 9 Banff . It is named for the nearby Lake Louise, which in turn was named after the Princess Louise Caroline Alberta , the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, and the wife of John Campbell, the 9th Duke of Argyll, who was the...
in December 1995, which would be her last World Cup race, Lunde sustained a knee injury. Another knee injury in 1997 forced her to quit alpine skiing altogether. She took up sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
and participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in the Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470) event with Carolina Toll. Ranked seventeenth in the world before the contest, they finished sixteenth at the Olympics.
Lunde was the second Norwegian woman who participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Jeanette Lunde hails from SnarøyaSnarøya
Snarøya is a populated peninsula in the inner Oslofjord in Norway. A suburb of Oslo, administratively and geographically it belongs to Bærum municipality in Akershus county. It is located south of the districts Lysaker, Lagåsen and Fornebu, and has 2,940 inhabitants.-History:Its name is derived...
. She is the daughter of sailor Peder Lunde
Peder Lunde, Jr.
Peder Lunde, jr. is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion.He won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, together with Bjørn Bergvall....
and alpine skier Aud Lunde
Aud Hvammen
Aud Hvammen is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Geilo, and is the sister of Margit Hvammen. She is married to Peder Lunde, and mother of Jeanette Lunde...
, a paternal granddaughter of sailors Peder
Peder Lunde
Peder Eugen Lunde was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Nordstrand and represented the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club....
and Vibeke "Babben" Lunde
Vibeke Lunde
Vibeke "Babben" Lunde was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. She was born and died in Oslo.She received a silver medal in the 5.5 metre class with the boat Encore at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with her husband Peder Lunde and Børre Falkum-Hansen.-References:...
and great-granddaughter of sailor Eugen Lunde
Eugen Lunde
Eugen Peder Lunde was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he won the gold medal as a crew member of the Norwegian boat Elisabeth V in the 6 metre class event.- Personal :...
. All these people, except for Aud, were Olympic medallists.
Jeanette Lunde stands at .