Arne Kjell Larsen (born 23 December 1937) is a retired Norwegian Nordic combined skier who competed internationally in the early 1960s. Arne Kjlell Larsen was born in

Heggedal Heggedal is a part of the Asker municipality in Viken county, Norway. For statistical purposes, it's usually treated as part of the Oslo urban areaIn 2000, its population was 3,30 and the election district named Heggedal had 2,329 registered vote ...

, and represented

Heggedal IL Heggedal is a part of the Asker municipality in Viken county, Norway. For statistical purposes, it's usually treated as part of the Oslo urban areaIn 2000, its population was 3,30 and the election district named Heggedal had 2,329 registered vote ...

. Larsen was a baker by occupation, and he was nicknamed "Den glade baker fra Heggedal" ('The Happy Baker from Heggedal') by commentator

Bjørge Lillelien Bjørge Lillelien (29 March 1927 – 26 October 1987) was a Norwegian sports journalist and commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He was considered to be a popular and engaging personality who commentated on many sports, part ...

. He won the gold in the individual event at the

1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1962 took place February 18–25, 1962 in Zakopane, Poland. Zakopane became the second city to host the world championships three times (1929, 1939), joining Lahti, Finland (1926, 1938, and 1958). Women's 5&nb ...

Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been par ...

. He also finished sixth at the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...

and fifth at the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 ( bar, Innschbruck 1964, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a winter multi-sport event which was celebr ...

. Larsen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1965 (shared with

Arto Tiainen Arto Tiainen (5 September 1930 – 21 September 1998) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was born in Sääminki. Champion He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km. Add ...

and

Bengt Eriksson Bengt Eriksson (22 January 1931 – 19 November 2014) was a Swedish nordic combined skier. He won an individual silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and finished 10th at the 1960 Games. Between 1953 and 1966 he won eight national titles. He ...

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1937 births Living people Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers Nordic combined skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Norway People from Asker FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Sportspeople from Viken (county) {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub