Johan Støa (13 June 1900 – 29 October 1991) was a Norwegian multi-sportsman. He competed as

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( marathon runner), cross-country skier,

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, and boxer. He was born in Råstad and died in

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. In February 1928 he finished eighth in the 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event at the

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at St. Moritz. Then in August 1928 he finished 36th in the Olympic marathon at the

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at Amsterdam.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

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sports-reference profile
* 1900 births 1991 deaths Norwegian male cross-country skiers Norwegian male long-distance runners Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway Olympic athletes for Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sandefjord 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub