Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner. He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and 1956 and two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1952 and 1960. He also won three events at the Holmenkollen ski festival: 18 km in 1952 and 15 km in 1956 and 1963. He received the Egebergs Ærespris in 1952 and the Holmenkollen medal in 1955.[3]
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| Born | 10 February 1929 Trysil, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 September 2007 (aged 78) Lillehammer, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cross-country skiing, athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 15 km, 18 km, 4×10 km 3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vestre Trysil IL IK Tjalve[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 3000 mS – 8:54.6 (1954)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As a steeplechase runner Brenden won the Norwegian championships in 1953 and 1954.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
edit- 4 medals – (2 gold, 2 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 18 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1952 | 22 | — | Gold | — | — | Silver |
| 1956 | 26 | Gold | — | 14 | — | 4 |
| 1960 | 31 | 12 | — | 9 | 9 | Silver |
World Championships
edit| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1954 | 25 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1958 | 29 | 22 | 19 | — | 4 |
| 1962 | 33 | — | — | — | 4 |
References
edit- ^ a b Norwegian championships in 3000 metre steeplechase Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. friidrett.no (in Norwegian)
- ^ Hallgeir Brenden. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Hallgeir Brenden. sports-reference.com
- ^ "BRENDEN Hallgeir". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
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Media related to Hallgeir Brenden at Wikimedia Commons
- Hallgeir Brenden at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
