Arne Larsen (7 July 1909 – 29 May 1981) was a

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

1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938 took place February 24–28, 1938 in Lahti, Finland. This was the Finnish city's second time hosting the championships after having done so in 1926. Men's cross country 18 km February 25, 1938 1 ...

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. He also competed in long-distance running. At the Norwegian athletics championships he won silver medals in both 5000 and

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in both 1938 and 1939. He also won bronze medals in

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in 1937 and 1938.Norwegian championships in cross-country running
Each of these races were won by

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. Larsen represented

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in 1937 and Ottestad IL from 1938. For his achievements in multiple sports he received the

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in 1939, the last winner before the start of

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Cross-country skiing results

World Championships

References

World Championship results
1909 births 1981 deaths Norwegian male cross-country skiers Norwegian male long-distance runners FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub