Erling Evensen
Encyclopedia
Erling Evensen was a Norwegian
cross-country skier
who competed during the 1940's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1948 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
. Evensen also finished 15th in the 18 km event at those same games.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
who competed during the 1940's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
. Evensen also finished 15th in the 18 km event at those same games.
External links
- 18 km results - 1948 Winter Olympics
- http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ev/erling-evensen-1.html