Gerd Ragnhild Mikkelsen Pedersen (born Gerd Ragnhild Mikkelsen; 26 March 1931 – 31 August 2008) was a former Norwegian female

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

. She won a bronze medal at the

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. History Distances used * In the years 1933–1935, three distances wer ...

in 1951, behind

Eevi Huttunen Eevi Huttunen (married name Pirinen; 23 August 1922 – 3 December 2015), was a speed skater from Finland. She was born in Karttula. For a decade she was almost the only female skater able to compete against the Soviet ladies on the longer dista ...

and

Randi Thorvaldsen Randi Thorvaldsen (4 March 1925, in Øvre Eiker – 10 February 2011) was a Norwegian speedskater, silver medalist from the allround World Championship, and a previous World Record holder in 1,500 metres. She was the dominating female speedskate ...

. She won a silver medal at the national allround championships in 1950 behind

, and a bronze medal in 1951.

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* 1931 births 2008 deaths Norwegian female speed skaters World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists 20th-century Norwegian sportswomen {{Norway-speed-skater-bio-stub