Harald Johannes Økern (19 January 1898 – 17 August 1977) was a
Norwegian Nordic combined
Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in ...
skier who won the event 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 ...
in 1922 and 1924. For his Nordic combined victories, Økern shared the
Holmenkollen medal in 1924 with
Johan Grøttumsbråten
Johan Hagbart Pedersen Grøttumsbraaten (24 February 1899 – 24 January 1983) was a Norway, Norwegian skier who competed in Nordic combined and cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country. Dominating both events in the 1920s and early 1930s, he ...
.
He was born and died in
Bærum
Bærum () is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Akershus County, Norway. It forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a populatio ...
.
At the
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer ...
he finished fourth in the
Nordic combined event.
Harald Økern was the uncle of
Olav Økern, who later earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1950.
He was the father of
Marit Økern Jensen.
References
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Holmenkollen medalists- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
1898 births
1977 deaths
Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers
Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Norway
Nordic combined skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen medalists
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Skiers from Bærum
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