Håkon Brusveen
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1960 Squaw Valley | 15 km | |
| Silver | 1960 Squaw Valley | 4 x 10 km | |
Håkon Brusveen (born July 15, 1927) was a Norweigan cross country skier.
He won two medals at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley: a gold in the 15 km and a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay. In 1958, Brusveen earned the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Inger Bjørnbakken).
In Norway, he was later a radio reporter at cross country skiing events for Norsk Rikskringkasting.
[edit] External links
- FIS profile (As Haakon Brusveen
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
As 18 km - 1924: Thorleif Haug * 1928: Johan Grøttumsbråten * 1932: Sven Utterström * 1936: Erik August Larsson * 1948: Martin Lundström * 1952: Hallgeir Brenden
As 15 km - 1956: Hallgeir Brenden * 1960: Håkon Brusveen * 1964: Eero Mäntyranta * 1968: Harald Grønningen * 1972: Sven-Åke Lundbäck * 1976: Nikolay Bazhukov * 1980: Thomas Wassberg * 1984: Gunde Svan * 1988: Mikhail Devyatyarov * 2002: Andrus Veerpalu * 2006: Andrus Veerpalu
| Preceded by Eero Kolehmainen |
Holmenkollen medal with Inger Bjørnbakken 1958 |
Succeeded by Gunder Gundersen |
