Sverre Malvin Stensheim (31 October 1933 – 22 January 2022) was a Norwegian cross-country skier.
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Born | 31 October 1933 Oppdal, Norway |
Died | 22 January 2022 | (aged 88)
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Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Club | IL Snøhetta, Oppdal |
He competed in the 30 km and 50 km events at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics with the best result of fifth place in the 50 km in 1964.[1] He won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1959–1961, and in 1960 was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Helmut Recknagel, Sixten Jernberg, and Tormod Knutsen).[2][3]
Stensheim died on 22 January 2022 at the age of 88.[4]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1960 | 26 | — | 20 | 10 | — |
1964 | 30 | — | 11 | 5 | — |
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1954 | 20 | 39 | — | — | — |
1958 | 24 | — | — | 27 | — |
1962 | 28 | — | 13 | 11 | — |
1966 | 32 | — | — | 13 | — |