Morten Sæther (born 13 May 1959) is a Norwegian cyclist. He won a bronze medal at the

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in the 100 km team time trial. He missed the

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in Moscow due to their

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by Norway, but competed at the

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, where he placed fourth in the individual road race. He won the Tour of Berlin in 1979 and 1983 and finished second in the

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and Sealink Race in 1980. He also won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1981 and 1983.

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* 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Lillehammer Norwegian male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Norway Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Norway-cycling-bio-stub