| Ola Skarholt | |||||
| Birth Date: | 30 November 1939 | ||||
| Death Place: | Asker | ||||
| Occupation: | Engineer | ||||
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| Club: | SK Freidig IL i BUL (1965 -) | ||||
| Nationals: | Norwegian champion 1965 | ||||
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Ola Skarholt (30 November 1939 - 18 June 2017[1]), was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He became Relay World Champion in 1970 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, which also consisted of Stig Berge, Per Fosser and Åge Hadler. Skarholt placed fourth in the individual contest.[2]
He also won bronze medals in the relay in the 1966 and 1968 World Orienteering Championships.[3] [4]
Skarholt represented the clubs SK Freidig and IL i BUL. His results at the include an individual gold medal in 1965.[5] [6]
Skarholt was educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and worked as engineer in the electric power industry. His last job before retirement was a fourteen-year stint as managing director of Lier Electricity Works. He died in Asker on 18 June 2017, 77 years old.[7]