Timeline Sonja Henie

Norwegian figure skater, three-time Olympic champion and ten-time world champion, who became a Hollywood star.

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1912 Sonja Henie born in Oslo Sonja Henie is born in Oslo.
1924 Sonja Henie at the Olympics At 11 she competes at the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix.
1928 Sonja Henie wins Olympic gold She wins the ladies' figure skating title in St. Moritz.
1932 Sonja Henie's second Olympic gold She wins again in Lake Placid.
1936 Sonja Henie in One in a Million Her first Hollywood film for 20th Century Fox.
1936 Sonja Henie's third Olympic gold She wins a third Olympic title in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and turns professional.
1941 Sonja Henie in Sun Valley Serenade She stars with Glenn Miller and his orchestra.
1968 Henie Onstad Art Centre opens The art centre she founded with her husband opens near Oslo.
1969 Sonja Henie dies on a flight to Oslo Sonja Henie dies aged 57.