Hallstein Bøgseth

Hallstein Bøgseth ( born July 8, 1954 in Levanger ) is a former Norwegian Nordic skier.

His first international competition contested Bøgseth with the start in singles at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. There he reached the 11th place after a 19th place in the long run and a 8th place in ski jumping. On February 22, 1982, he competed in the 3x10km relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships 1982 in Oslo. Together with Espen Andersen and Tom Sandberg he won it behind the teams from East Germany and Finland the bronze medal. On January 7, 1984, he made ​​his debut in the World Cup, and reached in Schonach the 12th Place. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he reached again as it did in 1980 the 11th Place. Shortly thereafter, he was able to win in the relay at the World Championships gold medal. On December 15, 1984 Bøgseth succeeded in Planica first time with a 3rd place of the front runners in a World Cup race. After he won again in the relay at the World Championships 1985 Silver, he won his first and only World Cup race on 14 March 1986 in Oslo. At the end of the 1985/86 season he stood as it did in 1984/85 at the 4th place in the overall World Cup standings. At the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary in 1988, he came in a single place 23 and missed the team a medal by finishing fourth just barely. After the end of the season 1987/88 Bøgseth ended his international career.