Ragnhild Myklebust, PLY is a Norwegian Nordic skier and multiple gold medal winner at the

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. , she holds the record for the most ever medals won at the Winter Paralympics, having won 27 medals, of which 22 were gold.

Biography

Myklebust won five gold medals and one silver at the 1988 Winter Paralympics, two gold at the 1992 Games, five gold, two silver and two bronze in

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, five gold in Nagano and five gold in

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

. She has won Paralympic medals in short, middle and long-distance cross-country races, relays, the biathlon, and ice sledge racing.

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Living people Norwegian female cross-country skiers Paralympic cross-country skiers for Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Paralympic ice sledge speed racers for Norway Ice sledge speed racers at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge speed racers at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Paralympic biathletes for Norway Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Norway Paralympic silver medalists for Norway Paralympic bronze medalists for Norway Medalists at the 1988 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Norwegian female biathletes Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in cross-country skiing Paralympic medalists in biathlon {{Norway-biathlon-bio-stub

Biography

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