Alf Ramsøy (13 September 1925 – 27 May 2014) was a Norwegian long-distance runner, cross-country skier, actor and farmer. He was born in Todalen, Surnadal as a son of farmers Jon Ramsøy and Ingrid Ramsøy, née Halle. As an active runner, his personal best times were 8:37.8 minutes in the

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(1955), 14:51.2 minutes in the

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(1958) and 30:46.8 minutes in the

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(1958). In cross-country running, 8 kilometre course, he won silver medals at the Norwegian Championships in 1956 behind Øistein Saksvik and in 1957 behind Tor Torgersen. He represented the club

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. He won a bronze medal in the 3 kilometre course in 1954. He won Holmenkollstafetten and the Norwegian championship in 4 x 1500 metres relay with BUL. He was also a cross-country skier with an 18th place in 50 kilometres at the

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in 1953. His stage debut as an actor came in 1950, in the play "Læraren" at

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. He starred in the films ''Dei svarte hestane'' (1951) and '' Nine Lives'' (1957), and worked at Det Norske Teatret for eight years. In 1958 he withdrew to run his family's sheep farm in Todalen. After contracting

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in the 1960s, he became reliant on a wheelchair. He died in May 2014."Skuespiller Alf Ramsøy er død". ''Tidens Krav'' (in Norwegian). 28 May 2014. p. 7.

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