Olav Økern (3 June 1911 – 11 April 2000) was a
Norwegian
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cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s and 1940s. He won a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
in
St. Moritz.
In addition, he won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the
1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and the 18 km event at the 1940
Holmenkollen ski festival. Because of those wins, Økern earned the
Holmenkollen medal in 1950. His uncle,
Harald Økern, had earned the same medal in 1924.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
References
External links
*
Holmenkollen medalists- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
*
1911 births
2000 deaths
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Holmenkollen medalists
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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