Hallgeir Brenden
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Hallgeir Brenden
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing, athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 15 km, 18 km, 4×10 km 3000 m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vestre Trysil IL IK Tjalve[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 mS – 8:54.6 (1954)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
As a steeplechase runner Brenden won the Norwegian championships in 1953 and 1954.[1]
References[edit]
^ ab 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
External links[edit]
Media related to Hallgeir Brenden at Wikimedia Commons
Hallgeir Brenden at the International Ski Federation
Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
Brenden with Sophia Loren at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Olympic champions in men's 18 km/15 km cross-country | |
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Thorleif Haug 
Sven Utterström 
Eero Mäntyranta 
Nikolay Bazhukov 
Mikhail Devyatyarov 
Andrus Veerpalu 
Dario Cologna | Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Hjalmar Andersen | Egebergs Ærespris 1952 | Succeeded by Roald Aas |
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2007 deaths
- Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Holmenkollen medalists
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Norwegian male long-distance runners
- Norwegian male cross-country skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers of Norway
- Olympic gold medalists for Norway
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- People from Trysil
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Norwegian male steeplechase runners
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