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Inger Bjørnbakken (born 28 December 1933 in Bærum) is a Norwegian alpine skier who finished tied for 6th (with fellow Norwegian and 1963 Holmenkollen medalist Astrid Sandvik) in the women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo. Two years later, Bjørnbakken won the women's slalom at the Alpine World Skiing Championships in Bad Gastein, Austria. For her Alpine world championship, Bjørnbakken earned the Holmenkollen Medal that same year (Shared with fellow Norwegian Håkon Brusveen). Bjørnbakken is one of only eleven non-nordic skiers to ever win the Holmenkollen medal (Stein Eriksen, King Haakon VII, Boghild Niskin, Sandvik, King Olav V, Erik Håker, Jacob Vaage, King Harald V, and Queen Sonja (all from Norway); and Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden) are the others.)
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