Trude Dybendahl

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Medal record
Women's cross country skiing
Olympic Games
Silver	1988 Calgary	4 x 5 km
Silver	1992 Albertville	4 x 5 km
Silver	1994 Lillehammer	4 x 5 km
World Championships
Gold	1991 Val di Fiemme	5 km
Silver	1991 Val di Fiemme	15 km
Silver	1997 Trondheim	4 x 5 km
Bronze	1991 Val di Fiemme	4 x 5 km
Bronze	1993 Falun	5 km
Bronze	1993 Falun	4 x 5 km

Trude Dybendahl, sometimes listed as Trude Dybendahl-Hartz or Trude Dybendahl Hartz (born January 8, 1966) is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1986 to 1998. She won three silver medals in the 4 x 5 km at the Winter Olympics (1988, 1992, 1994). Her best individual Olympic finish was 4th in the 30 km event in 1994.

Dybendahl also won six medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with one gold (5 km: 1991), two silvers (15 km: 1991, 4 x 5 km: 1997), and three bronzes (4 x 5 km: 1991, 1993; 5 km: 1993). She also won the 20 km double pursuit event at the 1990 Holmenkollen ski festival.

During her career, Dybendahl represented Kjelsås IL in Oslo. She is today married to Ebbe Hartz, a retired cross country skier from Denmark.

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World champions in women's 5 km cross-country skiing
1962: Alevtina Kolchina \| 1966: Alevtina Kolchina \| 1970: Galina Kulakova \| 1974: Galina Kulakova \| 1978: Helena Takalo \| 1982: Berit Aunli \| 1985: Anette Bøe \| 1987: Marjo Matikanen \| 1991: Trude Dybendahl \| 1993: Larisa Lazutina \| 1995: Larisa Lazutina \| 1997: Yelena Välbe \| 1999: Bente Martinsen