- Sverre Stenersen
Sverre Stenersen (
June 18 ,1926 –December 16 ,2005 ) was a NorwegianNordic combined skier who dominated the event throughout the 1950s. His biggest triumphs were winning individual golds both at the1956 Winter Olympics and the1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships . He also won an individual bronze at the1952 Winter Olympics and an individual silver at the1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships .Stenersen represented
Målselv IL and won 13 national championships. He also won the Nordic combined event at theHolmenkollen ski festival three times (1955, 1956, and 1959 (Shared withGunder Gundersen .)). For his Nordic combined successes at home and abroad, Stenersen received theHolmenkollen medal in 1955 (shared withKing Haakon VII ,Hallgeir Brenden , andVeikko Hakulinen ).Medals
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1952 Winter Olympics - bronze
*1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships - gold
*1956 Winter Olympics - gold
*1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships - silverExternal links
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* [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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