Per Bakken (26 October 1882 – August 1958) was a

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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 won both the

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and 50 km cross-country skiing events at the

Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ...

in 1904. For his dual victories that year, Bakken earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1907.

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Holmenkollen medalists
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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male cross-country skiers Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers 1882 births 1958 deaths 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub