Sverre Stensheim

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Sverre Stensheim
Sverre Stensheim 1960.jpg
Sverre Stensheim in 1960
Personal information
Born31 October 1933 (1933-10-31) (age 88)
Oppdal, Norway
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubIL Snøhetta, Oppdal

Sverre Malvin Stensheim (born 31 October 1933) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. He competed in the 30 km and 50 km events at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics with the best result of fifth place in the 50 km in 1964.[1] He won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1959–1961, and in 1960 was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Helmut Recknagel, Sixten Jernberg, and Tormod Knutsen).[2][3]

Cross-country skiing results[]

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games[]

 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1960 26 20 10
1964 30 11 5

World Championships[]

 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1954 20 39
1958 24 27
1962 28 13 11
1966 32 13

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sverre Stensheim". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Holmenkollen medalists Archived 24 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Holmenkollen winners since 1892 Archived 24 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ "STENSHEIM Sverre". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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