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Gjermund Eggen (5 June 1941 – 6 May 2019) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three gold medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. The championships were held in Oslo in conjunction with the Holmenkollen ski festival, and so Eggen's medals also counted as Holmenkollen victories. He was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1968 (shared with King Olav V, Assar Rönnlund, and Bjørn Wirkola). He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 30 km event, but finished only 34th.[1] Eggen died in Elverum at age 77.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1968 26 — 34 — —

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (3 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1966 24 Gold 16 Gold Gold

Personal life

Eggen was born in Engerdal to farmer and forest worker Per Eggen and Sina Heggeriset. He married Anne Dagmar Andreassen in 1969.[4]

Selected works

  • 3 x gull. Gjermund Eggen forteller til Stein Berg. 1966. (autobiography)
  • Engerdalsvalsen (music album 1967)

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gjermund Eggen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Eide, Stein S.; Moen Holø, Ragnhild (6 May 2019). "Gjermund Eggen er død". NRK. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "EGGEN Gjermund". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Gjermund Eggen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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