Einar Aslaksen Landvik (25 March 1898 – 27 November 1993) was a

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who won the Holmenkollen medal in 1925. He was born in

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and died in

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. Landvik finished fifth in both the 18 km cross-country event and the individual ski jumping at the

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. He won bronze in the

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at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

References

External links

*. Cross country profile *. Nordic combined profile * - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file 1898 births 1993 deaths Norwegian male cross-country skiers Norwegian male ski jumpers Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway Olympic ski jumpers of Norway Ski jumpers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined People from Kviteseid Sportspeople from Vestfold og Telemark {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub