Olaf Hoffsbakken (2 September 1908 – 23 November 1986) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

Nordic skier Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel. Re ...

who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the

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in both the Nordic combined and the 4 × 10 km relay. In addition, he won a complete set of medals at the

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. This included a gold in the Nordic combined (1938), a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay (1935), and a bronze in the 18 km (1935). Hoffsbakken won the

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's Nordic combined event twice (1936 and 1939). In 1937, he shared the Holmenkollen medal with fellow

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Birger Ruud Birger Ruud (23 August 1911 – 13 June 1998) was a Norwegian ski jumper and alpine skier. Career Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world champi ...

and Martin P. Vangsli.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

References

External links

*. Cross-country skiing *. Nordic combined
Holmenkollen medalists
- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file

1908 births 1986 deaths Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic medalists in Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics 20th-century Norwegian people {{Nordic-skiing-bio-stub