Ski de fond Chamonix 1937 - 4x10 km (cropped)

Annar Ryen (19 October 1909,

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– 9 March 1985) was a

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cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1937 took place on February 12–18, 1937, in Chamonix, France. The French city hosted the 1924 Winter Olympics which is considered by the FIS FIS or fis may refer to: Science and technology * '' Fis'', ...

. Because of his successes, Ryen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1940 (shared with

Oscar Gjøslien Oscar Gjøslien (also spelled Gjoeslien, November 9, 1909 – May 20, 1995) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1930s. He won a bronze medal at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 50 km. In ...

). This was the last medal before

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. He represented the clubs

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and IL Nansen. After retiring he was a farmer in Dalsbygda in

. He died in 1985.

Cross-country skiing results

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

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

References

1909 births 1985 deaths People from Os, Innlandet Norwegian male cross-country skiers Holmenkollen medalists FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Innlandet {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub