Gjermund Eggen (5 June 1941 – 6 May 2019) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three gold medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. The championships were held in Oslo in conjunction with the Holmenkollen ski festival, and so Eggen's medals also counted as Holmenkollen victories. He was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1968 (shared with King Olav V, Assar Rönnlund, and Bjørn Wirkola). He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 30 km event, but finished only 34th.[1] Eggen died in Elverum at age 77.[2]
 Eggen after the 1966 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 June 1941 Engerdal, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 2019 (aged 77) Elverum, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Engerdal SK | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1968 | 26 | — | 34 | — | — |
World Championships
- 3 medals – (3 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 24 | Gold | 16 | Gold | Gold |
Personal life
Eggen was born in Engerdal to farmer and forest worker Per Eggen and Sina Heggeriset. He married Anne Dagmar Andreassen in 1969.[4]
Selected works
- 3 x gull. Gjermund Eggen forteller til Stein Berg. 1966. (autobiography)
- Engerdalsvalsen (music album 1967)
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gjermund Eggen.
- Gjermund Eggen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
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