Sonja Henie
Norwegian figure skater (1912–1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936). Henie has won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater. She is one of only two skaters to defend a ladies' singles Olympic title, the other being Katarina Witt, and her six European titles have only been matched by Witt.
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Full name | Sonja Henie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1912-04-08)8 April 1912 Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1969(1969-10-12) (aged 57) on an ambulance plane flying from Paris to Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Oslo SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the height of her acting career, she was one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood and starred in a series of box-office hits, including Thin Ice (1937), Happy Landing, My Lucky Star (1938), Second Fiddle (1939) and Sun Valley Serenade (1941).[1]