Career
Standing 1.51 m (4 ft 111⁄4 in) she left her mark, winning Swedish national championships in three sports. She competed for Sweden in the 1972 Winter Olympics in the Cross Country Skiing 5 km, 10 km and 3 x 5 km relay. Bodelid also represented Sweden at three world championships.
In 1980 she took up Marathon running while still setting record in cross country skiing.
She narrowly missed making the Swedish Olympic team in the Marathon in 1984, setting her personal best at age 40 in 2:39:39. She represented Sweden in the 1987 World Marathon Cup already at age 43.
In 1993, she was still competing, setting the masters W45 World Record in the 10,000 metres at age 49. She was also an early pioneer in triathlon and duathlon, starting in 1983.
After working as a coach and then a massage therapist, she began her education at the Scandinavian Chiropractic College at age 50 and became a licensed chiropractor four years later.
