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| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1980 Oslo, Norway | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||
| Club | Bærums SK | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christel Thoresen (born 15 August 1980) is a retired Norwegian snowboarder.
She was born in Oslo, but represented the club Bærums SK. [1]
She won a silver medal in halfpipe at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997. [2] She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, in women's halfpipe. [1]
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