Erling Øistein Steineide (10 August 1938 – 9 October 2019) was a Norwegian cross-country skier, born in

Heidal Heidal or Heidalen is a valley in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The U-shaped valley follows the river Sjoa which begins in the nearby Jotunheimen mountains eastward until it joins the Gudbrandsdalslågen river in the main val ...

. He participated at the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a ...

, where he placed fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay event, together with teammates

Magnar Lundemo Magnar Lundemo (4 March 1938 in Meråker – 7 January 1987 in Meråker) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and track and field athlete. As a skier he participated in two Olympic Games and placed fourth at the 1962 World Championships. In t ...

, Einar Østby and

Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen (9 October 1934 – 26 August 2016) was a Norwegian Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five Winter Olympics, winter olympic and two FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, world ...

. He was Norwegian cross-country skiing champion in 15 km in 1965. Steineide died on 9 October 2019, 81 years old.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

World Championships

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* 1938 births 2019 deaths People from Sel, Norway Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Skiers from Innlandet 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub