Bjarne Anders Strand (born 8 November 1946) is a Norwegian

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. He was born in

Oppdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region and the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønse ...

. He participated at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

, where he competed in downhill, slalom and giant slalom. He became Norwegian champion in downhill in 1966, and in slalom in 1968.

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* 1946 births Living people People from Sør-Trøndelag People from Oppdal Norwegian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Norway Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Skiers from Trøndelag {{Norway-alpine-skiing-bio-stub