Bent Ånund Ramsfjell (born 30 November 1967 in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

) is a

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curler from

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. He is the younger brother of

Eigil Ramsfjell Eigil Ramsfjell (born 17 March 1955 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him one of the pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.

, multiple curling world champion and bronze medallist at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...

competition in Nagano. Ramsfjell played lead for the Norwegian team skipped by

Pål Trulsen Pål Trulsen (born 19 April 1962 in Drøbak, Norway) is a Norwegian curler from Hosle in Bærum, and was the 2002 Olympic curling men's champion. Career Trulsen participated in both the and World Junior Championships, finishing both tourna ...

. With the team, Ramsfjell has won an Olympic gold medal (2002), a

European Curling Championships The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the World ...

gold medal (2005), a World Championships silver medal (2002), two World Championships bronze medals (2001 and 2003) and a European Championships bronze medal (2004). At the 1997 World Championships, Ramsfjell played second for Trulsen, and it was Ramsfjell's first worlds. In 1992, Ramsfjell was the lead for his brother

at the European championships, and was his alternate at the 1989 European championships. Bent played second for

Thomas Ulsrud Thomas Ulsrud (21 October 1971 – 24 May 2022) was a Norwegian curler from Oslo. He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, one World Curling Championship, two European Curling Championships, and fourteen Norwegian titles (Norwegian Men ...

at the

1989 World Junior Curling Championships The 1989 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 19 to 25 in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It was the first World Junior Championships to include teams from Italy. Men Teams Round Robin Tiebreakers Playoffs Rankings Wom ...

. His son

Bendik Ramsfjell Bendik Ramsfjell (born 4 March 1996) is a Norwegian curler. He plays second on the two-time Norwegian championship Magnus Ramsfjell team from Trondheim. Curling career Ramsfjell was the third on the Norwegian junior men's team at the 2016 and ...

is also a curler.

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* 1967 births Curlers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Living people Norwegian male curlers Olympic curlers for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in curling Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Continental Cup of Curling participants European curling champions Sportspeople from Oslo {{Norway-curling-bio-stub