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Born | Fiskum, Norway | 4 March 1925|||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 February 2011 | (aged 85)|||||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||
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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 speedskater in Norway from the end of the Second World War to 1954. She was born in Fiskum, Øvre Eiker, and represented the club IF Liv, Hønefoss.