Ole Ellefsæter
Norwegian sportsman and singer (1939–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ole Martin Ellefsæter (15 February 1939 – 18 October 2022) was a Norwegian athlete. He mostly competed in cross-country skiing, and won two gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics. At the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won one gold (4 × 10 km relay) and one silver (15 km) medal, and in 1971 he became the first Norwegian to win Vasaloppet.
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Full name | Ole Martin Ellefsæter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1939-02-15)15 February 1939 Furnes, Hedmark, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 October 2022(2022-10-18) (aged 83) Ringsaker, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cross-country skiing, athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nybygda IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 3000 mS – 8:43.8 (1962)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase, he won six national championships in a row, from 1960 to 1965. For his accomplishments in both sports, he was awarded Egebergs Ærespris.
Ellefsæter also had a singing career, and had two hit songs in Norway.