Sverre Malvin Stensheim (31 October 1933 – 22 January 2022) was a Norwegian cross-country skier.

Career

He competed in the 30 km and 50 km events at the 1960 and

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 ...

with the best result of fifth place in the 50 km in 1964. He won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1959–1961, and in 1960 was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Helmut Recknagel, Sixten Jernberg, and Tormod Knutsen). Stensheim died on 22 January 2022 at the age of 88.Kollen-meisteren Sverre Stensheim er død

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

References

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* * 1933 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Oppdal Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway Skiers from Trøndelag 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-XC-skiing-bio-stub