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Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and 
He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and 1956 and two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1952 and 1960.
He also won three events at the Hallgeir Brenden
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Holmenkollen medalists
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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{DEFAULTSORT:Brenden, Hallgeir 1929 births 2007 deaths Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male long-distance runners Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway People from Trysil Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Norwegian male steeplechase runners Skiers from Innlandet 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
steeplechase
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He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and 1956 and two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1952 and 1960.
He also won three events at the Holmenkollen ski festival
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( 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 and has been arranged every ...
: 18 km in 1952 and 15 km in 1956 and 1963. He received the Egebergs Ærespris
The Egebergs Ærespris ("Honorary Prize of Egeberg") is a prize awarded to Norway, Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnu ...
in 1952 and the Holmenkollen medal in 1955.sports-reference.com As a
steeplechase
SteepleChase Records is a jazz record company and label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time. He began recording concerts at Jazzhus Montmartre, ...
runner Brenden won the Norwegian championships in 1953 and 1954.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).Olympic Games
* 4 medals – (2 gold, 2 silver)World Championships
References
External links
* *Holmenkollen medalists
– click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{DEFAULTSORT:Brenden, Hallgeir 1929 births 2007 deaths Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male long-distance runners Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway People from Trysil Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Norwegian male steeplechase runners Skiers from Innlandet 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen