Barbra Mette Stockfleth "Babben" Enger-Damon (née Enger on 19 September 1939) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay and finished eighth in the 10 km in 1968. Domestically she won the 10 km Norwegian title in 1963 and 1964.
 Enger-Damon at the 1968 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 September 1939 (age 84) Oslo, Norway | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Romerikslagets IL, Oslo | ||||||||||||||
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Enger is the daughter of Norwegian painter Erling Enger. Between the 1964 and 1968 she married American cross-country skier Larry Damon; they first lived in Norway, but later moved to Vermont in the United States.[1] Besides skiing she competed in the national championships in sailing and orienteering, a won one a gold medal in sailing and a silver and bronze medals in orienteering.[2]
Cross-country skiing results edit
Olympic Games edit
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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| 1964 | 24 | 31 | 18 | — |
| 1968 | 28 | 21 | 8 | Gold |
References edit
- ^ Larry Damon. sports-reference.com
- ^ Babben Enger-Damon. sports-reference.com
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