Kristian Bjørn (22 August 1919, in

Alvdal Municipality Alvdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Alvdal. Other villages include Barkald, Plassmoen, and Strømmen. ...

– 1 April 1993) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He finished ninth in the 50 km race at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948 (; ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the ...

. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.World Championship results
He represented Alvdal IL. He is the father of

Torgeir Bjørn Torgeir Bjørn (born 9 March 1964) is a retired Norway, Norwegian cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. He represented Alvdal IL. He is a son of Kristian Bjørn. He finished eleventh in the Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter O ...

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

References

1919 births 1993 deaths People from Alvdal Norwegian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Skiers from Innlandet 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub