Summary
Ole Stenen (29 August 1903 in Øyer, Gudbrandsdal – 23 April 1975) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing in the 1920s and early 1930s.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Norway
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| Men's cross-country skiing | ||
| World Championships | ||
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1931 Oberhof | 50 km |
| Men's Nordic combined | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1932 Lake Placid | Individual |
| World Championships | ||
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1929 Zakopane | Individual |
He was born in Øyer and represented the club Øyer IL. He died in April 1975 in Oslo.[1]
He won a Nordic combined silver at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.[1] In addition, he won the 50 km cross-country event at both the 1931 World Ski Championships and the 1931 Holmenkollen ski festival.[2][3] He also won silver in the Nordic combined at the 1929 World Ski Championships and finished fourth at the 1934 World Ski Championships.[4] Because of those wins, Stenen shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1931 with fellow Norwegian Hans Vinjarengen, a fellow Nordic combined athlete.[5]
He participated in the demonstration event, military patrol (precursor to biathlon), in the 1928 Winter Olympics.
Cross-country skiing results edit
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[6]
Olympic Games edit
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 28 | 8 | DNF |
World Championships edit
- 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 17 km | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 25 | — | — | 9 | — |
| 1930 | 26 | 15 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | 27 | — | 8 | Gold | — |
| 1934 | 30 | — | 29 | 7 | — |
References edit
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ole Stenen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ Ole Stenen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Cross country
- ^ Vinnere av Holmenkollrennene Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian) — NOTE: NAME IS SPELLED WRONG; "STENSEN"
- ^ Ole Stenen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Nordic combined
- ^ Holmenkollmedaljen Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ "STENEN Ole". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
External links edit
- Ole Stenen at Olympics.com