Gjermund Eggen (5 June 1941 – 6 May 2019) was a

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cross-country skier who won three gold medals at the

1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 took place 17–27 February 1966 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was the third time the Norwegian capital hosted this event having done so in 1930 and at the 1952 Winter Olympics. ...

. The championships were held in Oslo in conjunction with the

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, and so Eggen's medals also counted as Holmenkollen victories. He was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1968 (shared with

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, and

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). He competed at the

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in the 30 km event, but finished only 34th. Eggen died in

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at age 77.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 3 medals – (3 gold)

Personal life

Eggen was born in

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to farmer and forest worker Per Eggen and Sina Heggeriset. He married Anne Dagmar Andreassen in 1969.

Selected works

* (autobiography) *''Engerdalsvalsen'' (music album 1967)

References

External links

* * – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file * – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{DEFAULTSORT:Eggen, Gjermund 1941 births 2019 deaths People from Engerdal Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male cross-country skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Norwegian autobiographers Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics