Sverre Stenersen (18 June 1926 – 17 December 2005) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who dominated the event throughout the 1950s. His biggest triumphs were winning individual gold medals at the 1954 World Championships and 1956 Olympics. He also won a bronze at the 1952 Olympics and a silver at the 1958 World Championships. Stenersen won the Nordic combined event at the national championships in 1954–58 and at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1955, 1956 and 1959. In 1955 he received the Holmenkollen medal, shared with King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden, and Veikko Hakulinen.[1]
 Stenersen at the 1956 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 June 1926 Målselv, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 December 2005 (aged 79) Målselv, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Nordic combined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Målselv IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stenersen was born on a small farm in Målselv Municipality. In the late 1940s, seeking better training conditions, he moved to the Oslo area and worked there as a lumberjack to earn a living. He retired after placing seventh at the 1960 Winter Olympics and for several years ran a sport store in Målselv. After that he served as secretary for culture and sport in his municipality until retiring by age.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1952 | 25 | 27 | — | — |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1954 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — |
References
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sverre Stenersen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
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- Sverre Stenersen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
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