Margit Pörtner
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Born | February 16, 1972 Hørsholm, Denmark |
| Died | April 26, 2017 (aged 45) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Curling |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Denmark | ||
| Women's Curling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1998 Nagano | Team |
| World championships | ||
| 1998 Kamloops | Team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1997 Berne | Team |
| European Curling Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1994 Sundsvall | Team |
Margit Pörtner (16 February 1972 – 26 April 2017)[1][2] was a Danish curler and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[3] This was the first medal, Denmark has ever won at a Winter Olympics, and the only one until 2026, when Viktor Hald Thorup won silver medals at the 2026 Olympics.[4] She received two medals at the World Curling Championships, and is European champion from 1994.
References
- ↑ Ritzau (3 May 2017). "Dansk OL-sølvvinder i curling er død". dr.dk. DR. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ↑ https://www.viktre.com/george-karrys-5365/rip-margit-1998-olympic-medallist
- ↑ "1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Curling" Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 19, 2008)
- ↑ "Sølv til Danmark!" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
External links
- Margit Pörtner at World Curling
- Margit Pörtner at Olympics.com
- Margit Pörtner at Olympedia
- Margit Pörtner at InterSportStats
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- 1972 births
- 2017 deaths
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- Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
- Olympic curlers for Denmark
- Olympic medalists in curling
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- European curling champions
- Deaths from cancer in Denmark
- 20th-century Danish women
- Sportspeople from Hørsholm Municipality
- Danish curling biography stubs
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- Danish Olympic medalist stubs