Thoralf Strømstad (13 January 1897 – 10 January 1984) was a
Norwegian
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
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Nordic skier
Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the Ski binding, binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe ...
who was awarded the
Holmenkollen medal in 1923. Strømstad also earned silvers at the
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France ...
both in 50 km
cross-country skiing
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 recreatio ...
and in the Nordic combined.
He represented the club
Fossum IF
Fossum Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Fossum, Grini, Østerås and Eiksmarka in Bærum. It has sections for cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, alpine skiing, Nordic combined, orienteering, and football, and was fou ...
.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
See also
*
List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing (men)
Cross-country skiing is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural games in 1924.
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Men
The numbers in brackets denotes cross-country skiers who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more th ...
*
List of Olympic medalists in nordic combined
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in Nordic combined. Men’s events 10 km individual normal hill
Known as the 18 km/ 15 km Individual Gundersen from 1924 to 2006, this event involved two jumps from the ski jumping normal hi ...
References
Holmenkollen medalists- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
External links
* . Cross country profile
* . Nordic combined profile
1897 births
1984 deaths
Skiers from Bærum
Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers
Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Norway
Cross-country skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Nordic combined skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Norway
Holmenkollen medalists
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Olympic medalists in Nordic combined
Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics
20th-century Norwegian people
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