Trude Dybendahl

Trude Dybendahl (8 January 1966 – 23 August 2024), sometimes listed as Trude Dybendahl-Hartz or Trude Dybendahl Hartz, was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed at international top level from 1986 to 1998. She won three silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1988, 1992, 1994). Her best individual Olympic finish was fourth in the 30 km event in 1994.

Trude Dybendahl
Born	(1966-01-08)8 January 1966 Oslo, Norway
Died	23 August 2024(2024-08-23) (aged 58)
Ski club	Kjelsås IL
World Cup career
Seasons	13 – (1986–1998)
Indiv. starts	104
Indiv. podiums	18
Indiv. wins	7
Team starts	33
Team podiums	30
Team wins	9
Overall titles	0 – (3rd in 1990)
Discipline titles	0
Medal record Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Norway Olympic Games 1988 Calgary 4 × 5 km relay 1992 Albertville 4 × 5 km relay 1994 Lillehammer 4 × 5 km relay World Championships 1991 Val di Fiemme 5 km classical 1991 Val di Fiemme 15 km classical 1997 Trondheim 4 × 5 km relay 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay 1993 Falun 5 km classical 1993 Falun 4 × 5 km relay Junior World Championships 1986 Lake Placid 3 × 5 km relay

Dybendahl also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold (5 km: 1991), two silvers (15 km: 1991, 4 × 5 km relay: 1997), and three bronzes (4 × 5 km relay: 1991, 1993; 5 km: 1993). She also won the 20 km double pursuit event at the 1990 Holmenkollen ski festival.

During her career, Dybendahl represented Kjelsås IL in Oslo. She died on 23 August 2024, at the age of 58.^[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[2]

Olympic Games

• 3 medals – (3 silver)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	20 km	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1988	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	Silver
1992	26	21	—	8	DNS	—	9	Silver
1994	28	7	—	—	7	—	4	Silver
1998	32	8	—	6	11	—	DNF	—

World Championships

• 6 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze)

Year	Age	5 km	10 km   classical	10 km   freestyle	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	4 × 5 km   relay
1989	23	—	12	—	12	—	—	—
1991	25	Gold	—	—	Silver	—	—	Bronze
1993	27	Bronze	—	—	10	11	—	Bronze
1995	29	37	—	—	9	16	10	—
1997	31	9	—	—	—	18	7	Silver

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age
		Overall	Long Distance	Sprint
1986	20	27	—	—
1987	21	32	—	—
1988	22	12	—	—
1989	23	15	—	—
1990	24		—	—
1991	25	6	—	—
1992	26	7	—	—
1993	27	6	—	—
1994	28	9	—	—
1995	29	10	—	—
1996	30	14	—	—
1997	31	9	19	5
1998	32	8	13	6

Individual podiums

• 7 victories
• 18 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1988–89	7 January 1989	Kavgolovo, Soviet Union	15 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
2	1989–90	15 December 1989	Thunder Bay, Canada	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
3		14 January 1990	Moscow, Soviet Union	7.5 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
4		25 February 1990	Bohinj, Yugoslavia	10 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
5		10 March 1990	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
6		17 March 1990	Vang, Norway	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	1st
7	1990–91	8 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	15 km Individual C	World Championships[1]	2nd
8		12 February 1991		5 km Individual C	World Championships[1]	1st
9	1991–92	11 January 1992	Cogne, Italy	30 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
10		7 March 1992	Funäsdalen, Sweden	5 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
11	1992–93	3 January 1993	Kavgolovo, Russia	30 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
12		21 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	5 km Individual C	World Championships[1]	3rd
13		9 March 1993	Lillehammer, Norway	5 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
14	1993–94	12 March 1994	Falun, Sweden	10 km Individual F	World Cup	3rd
15	1994–95	27 November 1994	Kiruna, Sweden	5 km Individual C	World Cup	3rd
16	1996–97	18 December 1996	Oberstdorf, Germany	10 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
17		11 March 1997	Sunne, Sweden	1.0 km Sprint F	World Cup	1st
18	1997–98	10 December 1997	Milan, Italy	1.5 km Sprint F	World Cup	2nd

Team podiums

• 9 victories – (9 RL)
• 30 podiums – (28 RL, 2 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate(s)
1	1984–85	10 March 1985	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay	World Cup	1st	Nykkelmo / Dahlmo / Bøe
2	1985–86	1 March 1986	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Myklebust / Skeime / Østvold
3	1986–87	19 March 1987	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Pettersen / Nybråten / Nykkelmo
4	1987–88	21 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	4 × 5 km Relay F	Olympic Games[1]	2nd	Wold / Jahren / Dahlmo
5		13 March 1988	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Nybråten / Jahren / Dahlmo
6	1988–89	12 March 1989	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Dahlmo / Jahren / Nybråten
7	1989–90	4 March 1990	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Pedersen / Nybråten / Jahren
8	1990–91	15 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	3rd	Pedersen / Nybråten / Nilsen
9		10 March 1991	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Pedersen / Nybråten / Nilsen
10		15 March 1991	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Nybråten / Pedersen / Nilsen
11	1991–92	18 February 1992	Albertville, France	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games[1]	2nd	Pedersen / Nybråten / Nilsen
12		8 March 1992	Funäsdalen, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Pedersen / Nybråten / Nilsen
13	1992–93	26 February 1993	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	3rd	Nybråten / Moen / Nilsen
14	1993–94	22 February 1994	Lillehammer, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	Olympic Games[1]	2nd	Nybråten / Nilsen / Moen
15		4 March 1994	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Moen / Nybråten / Wold
16		13 March 1994	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Moen / Nybråten / Wold
17	1994–95	29 January 1995	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	3rd	Moen / Nilsen / Martinsen
18		7 February 1995	Hamar, Norway	4 × 3 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Moen / Nilsen / Martinsen
19		26 March 1995	Sapporo, Japan	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Nybråten / Mikkelsplass / Nilsen
20	1995–96	14 January 1996	Nové Město, Czech Republic	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Moen / Martinsen / Mikkelsplass
21		3 February 1996	Seefeld, Austria	6 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Moen
22		10 March 1996	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Martinsen / Mikkelsplass / Moen
23	1996–97	23 November 1996	Kiruna, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Mikkelsplass / Moen / Martinsen
24		8 December 1996	Davos, Switzerland	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Martinsen / Moen / Mikkelsplass
25		19 January 1997	Lahti, Finland	8 × 1.5 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	3rd	Moen
26		28 February 1997	Trondheim, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships[1]	2nd	Martinsen / Mikkelsplass / Nilsen
27		9 March 1997	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Martinsen / Nilsen / Sorkmo
28		16 March 1997	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay F	World Cup	2nd	Moen / Nilsen / Mikkelsplass
29	1997–98	23 November 1997	Beitostølen, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Moen / Mikkelsplass / Martinsen
30		6 March 1998	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Martinsen / Mikkelsplass / Nilsen

Note: ¹ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.