- Oddbjørn Hagen
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Medal record Men's nordic skiing Competitor for 
NorwayOlympic Games Gold 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Nordic combined Silver 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 18 km Silver 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4 x 10 km World Championships Gold 1934 Sollefteå Nordic combined Gold 1935 Vysoké Tatry Nordic combined Silver 1935 Vysoké Tatry 18 km Silver 1935 Vysoké Tatry 4 x 10 km Oddbjørn Hagen (3 February 1908, Ytre Rendal, Hedmark – 25 June 1983) was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. He was both Olympic champion and world champion.
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Olympic games
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Hagen won one gold in the Nordic combined and two silvers in cross-country skiing.[1] The cross country relay event saw its first Olympic appearance in 1936. Hagen had the first leg, and finished his leg one minute ahead of Finland's Sulo Nurmela, with Sweden's John Berger fifteen seconds further behind. Kalle Jalkanen on the final leg secured Finland the relay victory, six seconds before the Norwegian team.
The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing race was also the first part of the Nordic combined. Hagen finished second in the 18 km, behind Sweden's Erik August Larsson, earning him a silver medal. After the ski jumping the next day, he secured the gold medal in the combined.
World championships
At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Hagen won golds in the individual Nordic combined (1934, 1935) and silvers in the men's 4 x 10 km and the men's 18 km (both 1935). Hagen's consecutive world championships in Nordic combined would not be repeated until fellow Norwegian Bjarte Engen Vik won the event in 1999 and 2001. In the 4 x 10 km in Sollefteå in 1934, Hagen had the final leg, and while battling with Sweden's Arthur Häggblad for the silver medal they both got off course and lost ten minutes. The two were passed by Germany, and Hagen finished 4th behind the Swedish team.
Holmenkollen
At the Holmenkollen ski festival, Hagen won the Nordic combined event three times (1932, 1934, and 1935). For his Nordic combined successes at the Olympics, Holmenkollen, and World Championships, Hagen earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1934.
Hagen hailed from Ytre Rendal, and competed for Bækkelagets SK in Oslo. He received the King's Cup five times.
References
- ^ "Profile: Oddbjørn Hagen". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/oddbjorn-hagen-1.html. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- Oddbjørn Hagen at the International Ski Federation . Cross-country skiing
- Oddbjørn Hagen at the International Ski Federation . Nordic combined
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- IOC Profile
Olympic champions in nordic combined 10 km individual normal hill 18 km/ 15 km individual 1924: Thorleif Haug (NOR) * 1928: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) * 1932: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) * 1936: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) * 1948: Heikki Hasu (FIN) * 1952: Simon Slåttvik (NOR) * 1956: Sverre Stenersen (NOR) * 1960: Georg Thoma (EUA) * 1964: Tormod Knutsen (NOR) * 1968: Franz Keller (FRG) * 1972: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) * 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) * 1980: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) * 1984: Tom Sandberg (NOR) * 1988: Hippolyt Kempf (SUI) * 1992: Fabrice Guy (FRA) * 1994: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR) * 1998: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR) * 2002: Samppa Lajunen (FIN) * 2006: Georg Hettich (GER)10 km individual normal hill 2010: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA)18 km / 15 km individual 1925: Otakar Německý (TCH) • 1926: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) • 1927: Rudolf Burkert (TCH) • 1929: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR)
1930: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR) • 1931: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) • 1933: Sven Selånger (SWE) • 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
1935: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) • 1937: Sigurd Røen (NOR) • 1938: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR) • 1939: Gustl Berauer (GER)- World War II
1950: Heikki Hasu (FIN) • 1954: Sverre Stenersen (NOR) • 1958: Paavo Korhonen (FIN) • 1962: Arne Larsen (NOR)
1966: Georg Thoma (FRG) • 1970: Ladislav Rygl (TCH) • 1974: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) • 1978: Konrad Winkler (GDR) • 1982: Tom Sandberg (NOR)
1985: Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) • 1987: Torbjørn Løkken (NOR) • 1989: Trond Einar Elden (NOR) • 1991: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR)
1993: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) • 1995: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR) • 1997: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) • 1999: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR)
2001: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR) • 2003: Ronny Ackermann (GER) • 2005: Ronny Ackermann (GER) • 2007: Ronny Ackermann (GER)10 km individual normal hill 2009: Todd Lodwick (USA) • 2011: Eric Frenzel (GER)
Categories:- 1908 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Rendalen
- Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Holmenkollen medalists
- Holmenkollen winners
- Norwegian cross-country skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
- Norwegian Nordic combined skiers
- Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Norway
- Olympic gold medalists for Norway
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Olympic medalists in Nordic combined
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