Ole Ellefsæter

Ole Martin Ellefsæter (* February 15, 1939 in Furnes ) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier and athlete.

In the 1968 Olympics he was on both the 50 km and with the Norwegian Relay Olympic champion. At the World Championships 1966 he won the silver medal in the relay gold medal and over 15 kilometers. In 1967 he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1971 and he was the first Norwegian who won the Vasaloppet.

Ellefsæter has also been successful in athletics. From 1960 to 1965, he won six times in a row at the Norwegian Championships the 3000 -meter steeplechase. For his outstanding achievements in two different sports 1965 he was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris. He was awarded the Fearnleys olympiske ærespris 1968.

Achievements

  • Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble 1968: Gold over 50 km, gold in the relay
  • Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 in Oslo: Gold in the relay, silver over 15km
Veurne FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 List of Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Thorleif Haug Per-Erik Hedlund Veli Saarinen Elis Wiklund Nils Karlsson Veikko Hakulinen Ivar Formo Nikolay Zimyatov Thomas Wassberg Gunde Svan Mikhail Ivanov (cross-country skier) Giorgio Di Centa Petter Northug Sulo Nurmela Klaes Karppinen Gunnar Eriksson Urpo Korhonen Fyodor Terentyev Toimi Alatalo Janne Stefansson Odd Martinsen Yuri Skobov Vasily Pavlovich Rochev Benny Kohlberg Terje Langli Kristen Skjeldal Marco Albarello Giorgio Vanzetta Sture Sivertsen Anders Aukland Frode Estil Fulvio Valbusa Pietro Piller Cottrer Cristian Zorzi Daniel Richardsson Marcus Hellner List of FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in men's cross-country skiing Matti Raivio John Lindgren Anselm Knuuttila Ole Stenen Nils-Joel Englund Pekka Niemi Lars Bergendahl Gjermund Eggen Gerhard Grimmer Martin Koukal Mikko Husu Eino Olkinuora Sture Grahn Gert-Dietmar Klause Ove Aunli Alexander Zavyalov Alois Stadlober Markus Gandler Christian Hoffmann Tor Arne Hetland Lars Berger Martin Johnsrud Sundby
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