Sverre Stensheim

Sverre Stensheim (born 31 October 1933) is a former Norwegian cross country skier.

He won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival three straight years (1959, 1960, and 1961). In 1960, Stensheim was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (Shared with Helmut Recknagel, Sixten Jernberg, and Tormod Knutsen).

He also finished fifth in the 50 km event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

[edit] External links

FIS-Ski: Sverre Stensheim - statistics
Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)

Preceded by Gunder Gundersen	Holmenkollen medal with Helmut Recknagel, Sixten Jernberg, & Tormod Knutsen 1960	Succeeded by Harald Grønningen

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