Reidun Laengen

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Reidun Berit Laengen (3 December 1948 in Vågå - 9 October 1995) was a visually impaired Norwegian Paralympic athlete. She competed in cross-country skiing in the Paralympic Winter Games and athletics in the Paralympic Summer Games. She has a total of 3 golds and two silver medals .^[1]^[2]

Career

At the 1976 Paralympic Winter Games, she won a gold medal in cross-country skiing 10 kilometers B,^[3] silver medal in cross-country skiing, 5 kilometers B,^[4] and silver medal in cross-country skiing, 3 x 5 km relay (together with Aud Grundvik and Aud Berntsen ).^[5]

At the 1976 Paralympic Summer Games, she won two gold medals in 100 meters B,^[6] and long jump B.^[7]

References

^ "Reidun Laengen - Nordic Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
^ "R. Laengen - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
^ "Ornskoldsvik 1976 - cross-country - womens-middle-distance-10-km-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
^ "Ornskoldsvik 1976 - cross-country - womens-short-distance-5-km-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
^ "Ornskoldsvik 1976 - cross-country - womens-3x5-km-relay-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
^ "Toronto 1976 - athletics - womens-100-m-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
^ "Toronto 1976 - athletics - womens-long-jump-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[1] "Reidun Laengen - Nordic Skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[2] "R. Laengen - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[3] "Ornskoldsvik 1976 - cross-country - womens-middle-distance-10-km-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[4] "Ornskoldsvik 1976 - cross-country - womens-short-distance-5-km-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[5] "Ornskoldsvik 1976 - cross-country - womens-3x5-km-relay-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[6] "Toronto 1976 - athletics - womens-100-m-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

[7] "Toronto 1976 - athletics - womens-long-jump-b". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-11-19.

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