Odd Martinsen
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Born | 20 December 1942 Drammen, Norway | (age 79)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nittedal IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Odd-Willy Martinsen (born 20 December 1942) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics, a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1968) and silvers in the 30 km (1968) and the 4 × 10 km relay (1976). Martinsen won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1966), a silver in the 15 km (1970), and bronzes in the 15 km (1966), 30 km (1970), and 4 × 10 km relay (1974). At the 1969 Holmenkollen ski festival, he won the 15 km race. For his cross-country skiing successes in Norway and abroad, Martinsen received the Holmenkollen medal in 1969. Thirty-two years later, his daughter, Bente Skari, received the Holmenkollen medal, making them the only father-daughter combination to ever win the prestigious honor.[1]
Domestically Martinsen won Norwegian titles in the 15 km (1966, 1970), 30 km (1969, 1971) and 4 × 10 km relay (1970, 1972–1975, 1978). After retiring from competitions he became a skiing official and headed the FIS cross-country committee in 1986–2002. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he served as chief of the cross-country skiing competitions. He also founded the ski firm Finor AS, which was later run by his daughter and son.[1]
Cross-country skiing results[]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games[]
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1968 | 25 | 8 | Silver | 18 | Gold |
1976 | 33 | 8 | 9 | — | Silver |
World Championships[]
- 5 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1966 | 23 | Bronze | — | — | Gold |
1970 | 27 | Silver | Bronze | — | 4 |
1974 | 31 | 33 | — | — | Bronze |
1978 | 35 | 27 | — | — | — |
References[]
- ^ a b Odd Martinsen. sports-reference.com
- ^ "MARTINSEN Odd". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
External links[]
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- Odd Martinsen at the International Ski Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Lillehammer 1994 Book 4 results – cross-country skiing section
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Holmenkollen medalists
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Norwegian male cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Norway
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
- People from Nittedal
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics