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Birgit Skarstein
Skarstein in 2013
Personal information
Full nameBirgit Røkkum Skarstein
NationalityNorwegian
Born10 February 1989 (1989-02-10) (age 35)
Sport
SportRowing
Cross-country skiing
Medal record
Women's adaptive rowing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam ASW1x
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sarasota PR1W1x
Gold medal – first place 2018 Plovdiv PR1W1x
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ottensheim PR1W1x
Silver medal – second place 2013 Chungju ASW1x
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette ASW1x

Birgit Skarstein (born 10 February 1989) is a Norwegian competitive rower and cross-country skier.

In rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, she finished fourth in the single sculls event. In cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, Skarstein competed in the 1 km sprint classic, 5 km free, and 15 km free events. In cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics, she competed in the 1.5 km sprint classic, 7.5 km classic, and 15 km free events.

Skarstein won a gold medal in PR1W1x at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, ahead of Moran Samuel.[1]

In 2019 she qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan after winning the gold medal in the PR1 Women's single sculls event at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hjellen, Bjørnar (1 October 2017). "Skarstein fosset inn til nytt VM-gull: – En drøm går i oppfyllelse" [Skarstein watered in for new World Cup gold: - A dream come true]. nrk.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ Patrick, O’Kane (1 September 2019). "Polianskyi and Skarstein claim PR1 single sculls titles at World Rowing Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 8 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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