Thorleif Vangen
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Thorleif Vangen was a Norwegian skier from Kongsvinger
. He competed in cross-country skiing
at the 1948 Winter Olympics
. He was Norwegian champion in 18 km in 1948, in 30 km in 1946 and 1947, and in 50 km in 1946.
Kongsvinger
is a town and is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger....
. He competed in cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
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...
. He was Norwegian champion in 18 km in 1948, in 30 km in 1946 and 1947, and in 50 km in 1946.