Sjur Loen (born 19 May 1958, in

Oppdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region and the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønse ...

) is a

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curler and world champion. He participated on the winning team in the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

International championships

Loen is two times world champion, and has received four bronze medals at the world championships. He received a bronze medal as skip at the

World Junior Curling Championships The World Junior Curling Championships are an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competitions for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 19 ...

, and reached the bronze final in (losing to the United States), (losing to Scotland) and (losing to Canada). Loen has obtained one victory at the

European Curling Championships The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the Wor ...

, two silver medals and three bronze medals."European Championships"
– European Curling Federation (Retrieved on March 17, 2008)

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* * Video: 1958 births Living people People from Oppdal Norwegian male curlers Olympic curlers of Norway Curlers at the 1988 Winter Olympics World curling champions European curling champions Norwegian curling champions Sportspeople from Trøndelag 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-curling-bio-stub