Trude Dybendahl

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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