Sverre Stensheim Explained

Birth Place:Oppdal, Norway
Sport:Cross-country skiing
Club:IL Snøhetta, Oppdal
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Sverre Malvin Stensheim (31 October 1933  - 22 January 2022) was a Norwegian cross-country skier.

Career

He competed in the 30 km and 50 km events at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics with the best result of fifth place in the 50 km in 1964. He won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1959–1961, and in 1960 was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Helmut Recknagel, Sixten Jernberg, and Tormod Knutsen).

Stensheim died on 22 January 2022 at the age of 88.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
26
30

World Championships

 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
20 39
24 27
28 13 11
32 13

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fjordabladet.no/npk/sport/2022/01/25/Kollen-meisteren-Sverre-Stensheim-er-d%C3%B8d-25074481.ece Kollen-meisteren Sverre Stensheim er død
  2. Web site: STENSHEIM Sverre . . FIS-Ski . International Ski Federation . 12 January 2020.