Maggi Kvestad
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Maggi Kvestad is a former Norwegian female speed skater
. She won a bronze medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
in 1947, behind Verné Lesche
and Else Marie Christiansen
. She competed at the 1949 World Championships, where she placed 14th.
She won a silver medal at the national allround championships in 1949, behind Randi Thorvaldsen
, and a bronze medal in 1946.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
. She won a bronze medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women
The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933-1935.-Distances used:...
in 1947, behind Verné Lesche
Verné Lesche
Verné Lesche, married Vanberg, was a speed skater from Finland who twice won the World Allround Championships....
and Else Marie Christiansen
Else Marie Christiansen
Else Marie Christiansen is a former Norwegian female speed skater. She won a silver medal at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1947, behind Verné Lesche from Finland....
. She competed at the 1949 World Championships, where she placed 14th.
She won a silver medal at the national allround championships in 1949, behind Randi Thorvaldsen
Randi Thorvaldsen
Randi Thorvaldsen was a former Norwegian speedskater, silver medalist from the allround World Championship, and a previous World Record holder in 1,500 metres. She was the dominating female speedskater in Norway from the end of the Second World War to 1954...
, and a bronze medal in 1946.