Reidar Ødegaard

	Reidar Ødegaard Reidar Ødegaard (24 November 1901 – 11 April 1972) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s. He won a bronze in the 18 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He participated in the demonstration event, military patrol (precursor to biathlon), in the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Swit .... Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 1 medal – (1 bronze) World Championships References External links * * Reidar Ødegaard at databaseOlympics.com(archived) 1901 births 1972 deaths Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Military patrol competitors at the 1928 Winter Olympics Norwegian military patrol (sport) runner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cross-country Skiing (sport) Competitive cross-country skiing encompasses a variety of race formats and course lengths. Rules of cross-country skiing are sanctioned by the International Ski Federation and by various national organizations. International competitions include the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, and at the Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic Games. Such races occur over homologated, groomed courses designed to support Cross-country skiing#Classic, classic (in-track) and freestyle events, where the skiers may employ Cross-country skiing#Skate skiing, skate skiing. It also encompasses cross-country ski marathon events, sanctioned by the Worldloppet Ski Federation, and cross-country ski orienteering events, sanctioned by the International Orienteering Federation. Related forms of competition are biathlon, where competitors race on cross-country skis and stop to shoot at targets with rifles, and paralympic cross-country skiing that allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1972 Deaths Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, mean solar time [the legal time scale], its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908 in science#Astronomy, 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 – The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' catches fire and sinks in Hong Kong's Victoria harbor while undergoing conversion to a floating university. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Olympic Medalists In Cross-country Skiing Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 Summer Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD * Olympic (greyhounds), a competition held annually at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Clubs and teams * Adelaide Olympic FC, a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia * Fribourg Olympic, a professional basketball club based in Fribourg, Switzerland * Sydney Olympic FC, an Australian soccer club * Olympic Club (Barbacena), a Brazilian football club based in Barbacena, Minas Gerais state * Olympic Mvolyé, a Cameroonian football club based in Mvolyé * Olympic Club (Egypt), a football and sports club based in Alexandria * Blackburn Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire * Rushall Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Rushall * FC Olympic Tallinn, an Eston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Norwegian Male Cross-country Skiers Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway Demographics of Norway Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian *Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania, USA Norsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Military Patrol Competitors At The 1928 Winter Olympics A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police. Beyond warfare, the military may be employed in additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within the state, including internal security threats, crowd control, promotion of political agendas, emergency services and reconstruction, prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]