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Sonja Henie

Full name: Sonja Henie (-Topping, -Gardiner, -Onstad)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
Weight: 99 lbs (45 kg)
Born: April 8, 1912 in Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Died: October 12, 1969 in Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Affiliations: Oslo SK, Oslo (NOR)
Country: NOR Norway
Sport: Figure Skating

Related Olympians: Cousin of Marit Henie.

Medals: 3 Gold (3 Total)

Biography

Sonja Henie was the first superstar of women’s figure skating, winning three Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932, and 1936. She made her Olympic début in 1924 when only an 11-year-old. She finished last in a field of eight but improved to fifth a few weeks later at the 1924 World Championship. Henie finished second at the 1926 World Championships (to Austria’s Herma Jaross-Plank-Szabó), but she then won the championship for the next ten years consecutively. She did more to popularize figure skating than any other individual. Henie turned professional in 1936 and soon amassed a fortune. Her flair for showmanship ensured the success of the ten feature films she made in Hollywood and accelerated the public awareness of ice skating as a sport. She toured the world with spectacular ice reviews achieving great popularity, particularly in the USA. She was initially idolized in her native Norway, but had some image problems after World War II when she was perceived to be a Nazi sympathizer who failed to support war relief efforts in Norway. Henie married three times, all to very wealthy men, and her own earnings from ice shows made her one of the richest athletes ever. She later suffered from leukemia and died during a flight from Paris to Oslo where she was flying to visit a specialist.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Women's Singles Norway NOR 8
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Women's Singles Norway NOR 1 Gold
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Women's Singles Norway NOR 1 Gold
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Women's Singles Norway NOR 1 Gold

Women's Singles

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Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank O TP FSS MP TO RP CFP FSP
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Final Standings 8 1,426.75 7 8+ 50.0 203.82
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #1 8 8.0 210.75 132.75 78.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #2 5 5.0 288.00 162.00 126.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #3 8 8.0 110.25 68.25 42.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #4 7 7.0 249.75 141.75 108.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #5 8 8.0 180.00 96.00 84.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #6 8 8.0 195.50 99.50 96.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #7 6 6.0 192.50 96.50 96.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures 8 796.75 7 8+ 54.0 113.82
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #1 7 7.0 132.75
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #2 7 7.0 162.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #3 8 8.0 68.25
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #4 8 8.0 141.75
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #5 8 8.0 96.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #6 8 8.0 99.50
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #7 8 8.0 96.50
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Free Skating 7 630.00 5 7+ 39.5 90.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #1 7 7.0 78.00 6.50
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #2 1T 1.5 126.00 10.50
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #3 8 8.0 42.00 3.50
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #4 2T 3.0 108.00 9.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #5 7 7.0 84.00 7.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #6 8 8.0 96.00 8.00
1924 Winter 11 Chamonix Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #7 5 5.0 96.00 8.00
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Final Standings 1 2,452.25 6 1+ 8.0
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #1 1 1.0 355.25 202.5 152.75
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #2 1 1.0 341.75 195.5 146.25
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #3 1 1.0 343.00 196.8 146.25
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #4 1 1.0 363.00 213.5 149.50
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #5 2 2.0 326.50 177.0 149.50
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #6 1 1.0 367.75 218.3 149.50
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #7 1 1.0 355.00 199.0 156.00
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures 1 1,402.50 6 1+ 9.0
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #1 1 1.0 202.50
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #2 1 1.0 195.50
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #3 1 1.0 196.75
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #4 1 1.0 213.50
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #5 3 3.0 177.00
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #6 1 1.0 218.25
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #7 1 1.0 199.00
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Free Skating 1 1,049.8 5 1+ 8.0
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #1 1 1.0 152.75 11.75
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #2 1 1.0 146.25 11.25
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #3 1 1.0 146.25 11.25
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #4 1T 1.5 149.50 11.50
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #5 1 1.0 149.50 11.50
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #6 1T 1.5 149.50 11.50
1928 Winter 15 Sankt Moritz Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #7 1 1.0 156.00 12.00
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Final Standings 1 2,302.5 7 1+ 7.0
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #1 1 1.0 337.2 201.5 135.7
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #2 1 1.0 319.9 188.9 131.0
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #3 1 1.0 328.5 197.8 130.7
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #4 1 1.0 336.6 199.8 136.8
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #5 1 1.0 320.8 190.9 129.9
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #6 1 1.0 332.1 196.4 135.7
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #7 1 1.0 327.4 195.2 132.2
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures 1 1,370.5 6 1+ 8.0
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #1 1 1.0 201.5
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #2 2 2.0 188.9
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #3 1 1.0 197.8
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #4 1 1.0 199.8
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #5 1 1.0 190.9
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #6 1 1.0 196.4
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #7 1 1.0 195.2
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Free Skating 1 932.0 7 1+ 7.0
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #1 1 1.0 135.7 11.8
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #2 1 1.0 131.0 11.4
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #3 1 1.0 130.7 11.4
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #4 1 1.0 136.8 11.9
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #5 1 1.0 129.9 11.3
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #6 1 1.0 135.7 11.8
1932 Winter 19 Lake Placid Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #7 1 1.0 132.2 11.5
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Final Standings 1 2,971.4 6 1+ 7.5 424.485
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #1 1 1.0 419.6 248.6 171.0
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #2 1 1.0 417.6 246.6 171.0
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #3 1 1.0 434.2 258.7 175.5
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #4 1 1.0 424.5 250.5 174.0
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #5 1 1.0 426.8 252.8 174.0
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #6 1T 1.5 426.4 253.9 172.5
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Final Standings Judge #7 1 1.0 422.3 249.8 172.5
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures 1 1,760.9 5 1+ 8.5 251.557
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #1 1 1.0 248.6
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #2 2 2.0 246.6
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #3 1 1.0 258.7
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #4 1 1.0 250.5
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #5 1 1.0 252.8
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #6 1T 1.5 253.9
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Compulsory Figures Judge #7 1 1.0 249.8
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Free Skating 1 1,210.5 4 1+ 9.0 172.928
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #1 1 1.0 171.0 11.4
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #2 1 1.0 171.0 11.4
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #3 1 1.0 175.5 11.7
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #4 1 1.0 174.0 11.6
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #5 2 2.0 174.0 11.6
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #6 1T 1.5 172.5 11.5
1936 Winter 23 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure Skating Norway Free Skating Judge #7 1T 1.5 172.5 11.5