Halldor Skard (born 11 April 1973 in

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

) is a former Norwegian

nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in ...

skier who competed from 1990 to 2000. He won the 4 x 5 km team Event at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...

in Nagano. Skard also won two medals in the 4 x 5 km team Event at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

with a gold in 1997 and a silver in 1995.

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* * 1973 births Living people Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers Nordic combined skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Norway Skiers from Oslo Olympic medalists in Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub