- Oddmund Jensen
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Oddmund Ingvald Jensen (26 September 1928 – 6 March 2011) was a Norwegian cross country skier and coach.
He was born in Sørfold, but represented Alvdal IL. He participated at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo and at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.[1]
He was head coach for the Norwegian men's cross country national team from 1964 to 1978. He was responsible for the ski tracks at the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer.[2]
Jensen died on 6 March 2011 at the age of 82.[3]
References
- ^ "Oddmund Jensen". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/oddmund-jensen-1.html. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Oddmund Jensen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Oddmund_Jensen. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Hjellen, Bjørnar (6 March 2011). "Tidligere rikstrener Jensen er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/sport/langrenn/1.7537175. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
Categories:- 1928 births
- 2011 deaths
- People from Sørfold
- Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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- Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
- Norwegian sports coaches
- Cross-country skiing coaches
- Norwegian cross-country skiing biography stubs
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