Alf Kristian Opheim (28 April 1920 – 26 July 2006) was a Norwegian

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. He was born in

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. He participated at the

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, where he competed in giant slalom. He became Norwegian champion in alpine combined in 1950, and in both slalom and downhill in 1952.

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1920 births 2006 deaths Norwegian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Norway Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Bergen Skiers from Vestland 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-alpine-skiing-bio-stub