Nancy Fiddler (born February 21, 1956) is an American

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who competed from 1987 to 1993. Competing in two

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, she had her best career finish of eighth in the 4 × 5 km relay at

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in 1988 and her best individual finish of 25th in the 5 km event at

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. Fiddler began skiing at

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, in

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. She won 14 national championships during her career.http://fasterskier.com/fsarticle/nancy-fiddler-two-time-olympian-where-is-she-now/ Fiddler's best finish at the

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was 15th in the 15 km event at

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. Her best World Cup finish was 15th in a 5 km event in

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in 1991. Fiddler's lone individual career victory was in a 5 km FIS race in the United States in 1993.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

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Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976-2002
1956 births American female cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States 20th-century American women {{US-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub