Kristen Kvello (19 October 1931 – 8 September 1998) was a Norwegian
cross-country skier and coach, sports official and magazine editor. He was the father of
Berit Aunli.
Born in
Nesna
Nesna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesna. Other villages in Nesna include Handnesneset, Husby, Saura, and Vi ...
on 19 October 1931, Kvello competed for the clubs
Malvik IL
Malvik Idrettslag is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Malvik, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, athletics, orienteering, Nordic skiing, swimming, cycling and canoeing.
A club named Malvik IL was formed o ...
, Selbu IL and Mebondens IL.
He was Norwegian champion in 50 km in 1957, and two times in the relay (1952 and 1953).
[ In 1956 he became world champion in ]military patrol
Military patrol was a team winter sport in which athletes competed in cross-country skiing, ski mountaineering and rifle shooting. It was usually contested between countries or military units.
The military patrol competition encompassed 25 ki ...
.[
He was head coach for the Norwegian national cross-country team from 1958 to 1964.][ He was the first person to be appointed all-year-round in this position, and his team gatherings established a pattern also for later generations.]Norwegian Ski Federation
The Norwegian Ski Federation ( no, Norges Skiforbund) is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and is the national representative of the International Ski Federation.
Founded on 21 February 1908, it covers the skiing disciplines of alpine, cross-countr ...
's magazine ''Skiidrett''.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
World Championships
References
1931 births
1998 deaths
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Norwegian cross-country skiing coaches
Olympic coaches for Norway
Norwegian magazine editors
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