Astrid Sandvik
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Astrid Sandvik (born 1 October 1939) is a Norwegian Alpine skiier who finished tied for 6th (with fellow Norwegian and 1958 Holmenkollen medalist Inger Bjørnbakken.) in the women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo. In 1963, Sandvik earned the Holmenkollen Medal that same year (Shared with Alevtina Kolchina, Pavel Kolchin, and Torbjørn Yggeseth.). Sandvik is one of only eight non-nordic skiiers to ever win the Holmenkollen medal (Stein Eriksen, King Haakon VII, Boghild Niskin, Inger Bjørnbakken, Sandvik, King Olav V, Erik Håker, and Jacob Vaage (all from Norway); and Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden) are the others.).
She also finished 4th in the slalom twice at the Alpine Skiing World Championships (1958, 1962).
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| Preceded by Toralf Engan |
Holmenkollen medal with Alevtina Kolchina, Pavel Kolchin, & Torbjørn Yggeseth 1963 |
Succeeded by Veikko Kankkonen, Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, & Halvor Næs |
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