- Johan Grøttumsbråten
Johan Grøttumsbråten (
February 12 ,1899 –January 24 ,1983 ) was a Norwegian skier who competed inNordic combined and cross-country. Dominating both events in the 1920s and early-1930s, he won several medals in the earlyWinter Olympics .In addition, he won three gold medals at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships : In 1931 he won both the cross-country 18 km and Nordic combined, after winning the Nordic combined event earlier in 1926.Grøttumsbråten is one of only four people to ever win the
Holmenkollen ski festival 's nordic combined event five times (1923, 1926, 1928, 1929, and 1931). In 1924, he shared theHolmenkollen medal with fellow Norwegian Nordic combined athleteHarald Økern .External links
*FIS|S=CC|ID=21916|name=Johan Groettumsbraaten
*FIS|S=NK|ID=21915|name=Johan Groettumsbraaten
* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon
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