Erling Evensen (April 29, 1914 – July 31, 1998) was a
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...
who competed during the 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
in
St. Moritz
St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality ...
. Evensen also finished 15th in the 18 km event at those same games.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
World Championships
References
External links
18 km results - 1948 Winter Olympics
1914 births
1998 deaths
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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