Sverre Stensheim

Sverre Stensheim
Stensheim in 1960
Personal information
Born31 October 1933 (1933-10-31)
Oppdal Municipality, Norway
Died22 January 2022(2022-01-22) (aged 88)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubIL Snøhetta, Oppdal

Sverre Malvin Stensheim (31 October 1933 – 22 January 2022) was a Norwegian cross-country skier.

Career

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]

Stensheim died on 22 January 2022 at the age of 88.[4]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
196026—2010—
196430—115—

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
19542039———
195824——27—
196228—1311—
196632——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. ↑ Kollen-meisteren Sverre Stensheim er død (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ "STENSHEIM Sverre". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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