Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner. He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and 1956 and two silver medals in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1952 and 1960. He also won three events at the Holmenkollen ski festival: 18 km in 1952 and 15 km in 1956 and 1963. He received the Egebergs Ærespris in 1952 and the Holmenkollen medal in 1955.[3]
As a steeplechase runner Brenden won the Norwegian championships in 1953 and 1954.[1]
^ abNorwegian championships in 3000 metre steeplechase Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. friidrett.no (in Norwegian)
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cross-country skiing at the Olympics. In men's cross-country skiing HallgeirBrenden of Norway won the 18 km and Veikko Hakulinen of Finland won the 50...
three of them gold. HallgeirBrenden won the 18-kilometer race and helped Norway take the silver in the 4 × 10-kilometer relay. Brenden went on to win another...
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achievements Preceded by Egil Lærum Egebergs Ærespris 1951 Succeeded by HallgeirBrenden Preceded by Stein Eriksen Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1952 Succeeded by...
1955 he received the Holmenkollen medal, shared with King Haakon VII, HallgeirBrenden, and Veikko Hakulinen. Stenersen was born on a small farm in Målselv...
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