Håkon Brusveen
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| Gold | 1960 Squaw Valley | 15 km | |
| Silver | 1960 Squaw Valley | 4 x 10 km | |
Håkon Brusveen (born July 15, 1927) was a Norwegian 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-Ski: Haakon Brusveen - statistics
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
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| Preceded by Eero Kolehmainen |
Holmenkollen medal with Inger Bjørnbakken 1958 |
Succeeded by Gunder Gundersen |
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