Tor Håkon Holte (born 1 August 1958) is a

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cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1987. He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold at the

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and finished ninth in the 50 km event at those same championships. Holte also won the 50 km event at the

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in 1984. His best individual finish at the

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was eight in the 15 km event in

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. Holte's only other international victory was a 50 km event in

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in 1985. Holte has four individual Norwegian championships on 50 km and one on 15 km. He is the brother of Geir Holte, and a nephew of

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and Torbjørn Paule.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

* 2 victories * 7 podiums

Team podiums

* 1 victory * 2 podiums Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file 1958 births Cross-country skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Living people Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Drammen {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub