# Inger Helene Nybråten

Inger Helene Nybråten (born 8 December 1960) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed in the 1980s and 1990s.
She won three relay medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold (1984) and two silvers (1992, 1994). Nybråten's biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, where she earned one gold (4 × 5 km relay: 1982), one silver (4 × 5 km relay: 1995), and four bronzes (15 km: 1995, 4 × 5 km relay: 1989, 1991, and 1993). She also won six World Cup events from 1984 to 1995.
She represented the club Skrautvål IL, in Skrautvål.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
| 1984 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | — | Gold |
| 1988 | 27 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 31 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 13 | Silver |
| 1994 | 33 | 5 | — | — | DNS | — | 7 | Silver |

### World Championships

* 6 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km  classical | 10 km  freestyle | 15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km  relay |
| 1982 | 21 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | Gold |
| 1989 | 28 | — | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | — | Bronze |
| 1991 | 30 | 6 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | Bronze |
| 1993 | 32 | 12 | — | — | 17 | 24 | — | — | Bronze |
| 1995 | 34 | 6 | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | Silver |

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Overall |
| 1982 | 22 | 9 |
| 1983 | 23 | 7 |
| 1984 | 24 | 4 |
| 1986 | 26 | 40 |
| 1988 | 28 | 10 |
| 1989 | 29 | 15 |
| 1990 | 30 | 17 |
| 1991 | 31 | 9 |
| 1992 | 32 | 6 |
| 1993 | 33 | 12 |
| 1994 | 34 | 7 |
| 1995 | 35 | 6 |

#### Individual podiums

* 4 victories
* 11 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 1981–82 | 6 March 1982 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 1981–82 | 13 April 1982 | Kiruna, Sweden | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 1983–84 | 17 March 1984 | Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia | 5 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
| 4 | 1983–84 | 24 March 1984 | Murmansk, Soviet Union | 10 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
| 5 | 1987–88 | 9 January 1988 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 6 | 1990–91 | 5 January 1991 | Minsk, Soviet Union | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 3rd |
| 7 | 1990–91 | 12 January 1991 | Klingenthal, Germany | 15 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 8 | 1991–92 | 1 March 1992 | Lahti, Finland | 30 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 9 | 1993–94 | 19 March 1994 | Thunder Bay, Canada | 5 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
| 10 | 1994–95 | 28 January 1995 | Lahti, Finland | 10 km Individual C | World Cup | 1st |
| 11 | 1994–95 | 10 March 1995 | Thunder Bay, Canada | 15 km Individual C | World Championships | 3rd |

#### Team podiums

* 10 victories
* 23 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
| 1 | 1981–82 | 24 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Championships | 1st | Bøe / Aunli / Pettersen |
| 2 | 1983–84 | 15 February 1984 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 4 × 5 km Relay | Olympic Games | 1st | Jahren / Pettersen / Aunli |
| 3 | 1983–84 | 26 February 1984 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay | World Cup | 1st | Bøe / Jahren / Pettersen |
| 4 | 1985–86 | 13 March 1986 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 3rd | Nykkelmo / H. Pedersen / Tangen |
| 5 | 1986–87 | 19 March 1987 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Dybendahl-Hartz / Pettersen / Nykkelmo |
| 6 | 1987–88 | 13 March 1988 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Dybendahl-Hartz / Jahren / Dahlmo |
| 7 | 1988–89 | 23 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 3rd | Jahren / Skeime / Dahlmo |
| 8 | 1988–89 | 12 March 1989 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Dahlmo / Jahren / Dybendahl-Hartz |
| 9 | 1989–90 | 4 March 1990 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 1st | S. Pedersen / Jahren / Dybendahl-Hartz |
| 10 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | S. Pedersen / Hegge / Nilsen |
| 11 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 | Val di Fiemme, Italy | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 3rd | S. Pedersen / Nilsen / Dybendahl-Hartz |
| 12 | 1990–91 | 10 March 1991 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | S. Pedersen / Nilsen / Dybendahl-Hartz |
| 13 | 1990–91 | 15 March 1991 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Dybendahl-Hartz / S. Pedersen / Nilsen |
| 14 | 1991–92 | 18 February 1992 | Albertville, France | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games | 2nd | S. Pedersen / Dybendahl-Hartz / Nilsen |
| 15 | 1991–92 | 8 March 1992 | Funäsdalen, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | S. Pedersen / Nilsen / Dybendahl-Hartz |
| 16 | 1992–93 | 26 February 1993 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 3rd | Dybendahl-Hartz / Moen / Nilsen |
| 17 | 1993–94 | 22 February 1994 | Lillehammer, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | Olympic Games | 2nd | Dybendahl-Hartz / Nilsen / Moen |
| 18 | 1993–94 | 4 March 1994 | Lahti, Finland | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Moen / Wold / Dybendahl-Hartz |
| 19 | 1993–94 | 13 March 1994 | Falun, Sweden | 4 × 5 km Relay F | World Cup | 2nd | Moen / Wold / Dybendahl-Hartz |
| 20 | 1994–95 | 15 January 1995 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Mikkelsplass / Uglem / Sorkmo |
| 21 | 1994–95 | 12 February 1995 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Mikkelsplass / Nilsen / Moen |
| 22 | 1994–95 | 17 March 1995 | Thunder Bay, Canada | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 2nd | Mikkelsplass / Nilsen / Moen |
| 23 | 1994–95 | 26 March 1995 | Sapporo, Japan | 4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Dybendahl-Hartz / Mikkelsplass / Nilsen |
Note: $^1$ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.