Harald Grønningen (9 October 1934 – 26 August 2016) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five

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and two

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medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received the King's cup in 1963 and 1967. Grønningen won the 15 km twice (1960 and 1961) at the

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and earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1961. Grønningen was born in

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. He was also an able long distance runner. His personal best times were 15:03.2 minutes in the

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, achieved in September 1963 at

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, and 31:04.6 minutes in the

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, achieved in September 1961 at the same stadium. He represented the club Lensvik IL.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 5 medals – (2 gold, 3 silver)

World Championships

* 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

References

External links

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Holmenkollen medalists
- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{DEFAULTSORT:Gronningen, Harald 1934 births 2016 deaths Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic gold medalists for Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male long-distance runners FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Norway