Mikal Kirkholt (9 December 1920 – 28 June 2012) was a
Norwegian cross-country skier.
He represented the club
SK Troll. At the
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
Discussions about Oslo hosting ...
in
Oslo
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he finished twelfth in the 18 kilometres and won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay. He retired after the Olympics, to marry and work in
Sunndal Municipality
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Nordmøre Districts of Norway, region located in the northeast part of Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village o ...
, but later returned to live and work at the family farm in
Rindal Municipality
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.
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
References
1920 births
2012 deaths
People from Rindal
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Skiers from Møre og Romsdal
20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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