Olav Økern
{{Short description|Norwegian cross-country skier (1911–2000)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's cross-country skiing }}
{{MedalCountry | {{NOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 1948 St. Moritz | 4 × 10 km relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|1938 Lahti| 4 × 10 km relay}}
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Olav Økern (3 June 1911 – 11 April 2000) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s and 1940s. He won a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.
In addition, he won a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and the 18 km event at the 1940 Holmenkollen ski festival. Because of those wins, Økern earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1950. His uncle, Harald Økern, had earned the same medal in 1924.
Cross-country skiing results
=Olympic Games=
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
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| 1948 | 36 | 13 | — | bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze |
| 1952 | 40 | — | 4 | — |
=World Championships=
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
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| 1938 | 26 | 61 | — | style="background:silver;"|Silver |
References
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External links
- {{FIS cross-country skier|44832|Olav Oekern}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
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Category:Norwegian male cross-country skiers
Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Norway
Category:Holmenkollen medalists
Category:Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Category:Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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