Ole Ellefsæter
Ole Ellefsæter in the 1960's
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Full name |
Ole Martin Ellefsæter |
Born |
(1939-02-15)15 February 1939 Furnes, Hedmark, Norway
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Died |
18 October 2022(2022-10-18) (aged 83) Ringsaker, Norway
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Height |
183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight |
79 kg (174 lb) |
Sport |
Cross-country skiing, athletics |
Event(s) |
Steeplechase |
Club |
Nybygda IL |
Personal best(s)
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3000 mS – 8:43.8 (1962) |
Ellefsæter with family in 1966
Ole Martin Ellefsæter (15 February 1939 – 18 October 2022) was a Norwegian athlete. He mostly competed in cross-country skiing, and won two gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics. At the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships he won one gold (4 × 10 km relay) and one silver (15 km) medal, and in 1971 he became the first Norwegian to win Vasaloppet.
Competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase, he won six national championships in a row, from 1960 to 1965. For his accomplishments in both sports, he was awarded Egebergs Ærespris.
Ellefsæter also had a singing career, and had two hit songs in Norway.
Skiing career
Ellefsæter won the Birkebeinerrennet in 1961. He became national champion in 15 km cross-country skiing in 1964, and competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where his best placement was eighth in the 50 kilometre. He was the Norwegian champion in 50 km cross-country skiing in 1965. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 he won a gold medal in the relay with the Norwegian team, a silver medal in the 15 km, and placed fourth in the 50 km. In 1967 he won the 50 km in the Norwegian championships, as well as in the Holmenkollen Ski Festival and in the Lahti Ski Games. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, Ellefsæter won a gold medal in 50 kilometre and in the 4 × 10 kilometre relay with the Norwegian team.
In 1971 he became the first Norwegian to win Vasaloppet. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th in 50 km and 31st in the 30 km.
Steeplechase career
Besides skiing, Ellefsæter competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase, winning the national title from 1960 to 1965. His personal best of 8:43.8 minutes was a world top-level result at the time and placed him 26th on the Norwegian all-time list. Ellefsæter competed at the 1962 European Championships, but failed to reach the final.
Singing career
Ellefsæther was a popular singer. His 1966 single "Huldreslåtten" sold more than 25,000 copies in Norway. After the 1968 Olympics he had another hit "Alle kluter til", which was dedicated to the success of Norwegian team. He produced two albums, Viser og gamle takter (1967) and I godt lag (1969), the text for which was written by his neighbor Guttorm P. Haugen.
Awards
For his accomplishments in both skiing and athletics Ellefsæter received the Egebergs Ærespris in 1965. Later, his statue was installed in Brumunddal where he grew up.
In 1967 he won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival, the same year he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal, shared with Toini Gustafsson.
He received the Fearnley Olympic award in 1968.
Personal life
Born on 15 February 1939, Ellefsæther worked for several years as a lumberjack, and later studied to become a forestry technician. He received the nickname "Uteligger" ("Homeless") after one skiing accident, where after a long training he was taken by surprise by the darkness, and had to stay overnight in the forest.
On 18 October 2022, Ellefsæter died after collapsing from cardiac arrest while felling trees near his home in Ringsaker. He was 83.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
Year
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Age
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15 km
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30 km
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50 km
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4 × 10 km relay
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1966 |
27 |
Silver |
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4 |
Gold
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1970 |
31 |
20 |
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37 |
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External links
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1936: Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Matti Lähde, Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
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1948: Nils Östensson, Nils Täpp, Gunnar Eriksson, Martin Lundström (SWE)
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1952: Heikki Hasu, Paavo Lonkila, Urpo Korhonen, Tapio Mäkelä (FIN)
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1956: Fyodor Terentyev, Pavel Kolchin, Nikolay Anikin, Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
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1960: Toimi Alatalo, Eero Mäntyranta, Väinö Huhtala, Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
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1964: Karl-Åke Asph, Sixten Jernberg, Janne Stefansson, Assar Rönnlund (SWE)
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1968: Odd Martinsen, Pål Tyldum, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
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1972: Vladimir Voronkov, Yuri Skobov, Fyodor Simashev, Vyacheslav Vedenin (URS)
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1976: Matti Pitkänen, Juha Mieto, Pertti Teurajärvi, Arto Koivisto (FIN)
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1980: Vasily Rochev, Nikolay Bazhukov, Yevgeny Belyayev, Nikolay Zimyatov (URS)
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1984: Thomas Wassberg, Benny Kohlberg, Jan Ottosson, Gunde Svan (SWE)
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1988: Jan Ottosson, Thomas Wassberg, Gunde Svan, Torgny Mogren (SWE)
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1992: Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Kristen Skjeldal, Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
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1994: Maurilio De Zolt, Marco Albarello, Giorgio Vanzetta, Silvio Fauner (ITA)
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1998: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
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2002: Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Kristen Skjeldal, Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
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2006: Fulvio Valbusa, Giorgio Di Centa, Pietro Piller Cottrer, Cristian Zorzi (ITA)
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2010: Daniel Rickardsson, Johan Olsson, Anders Södergren, Marcus Hellner (SWE)
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2014: Lars Nelson, Daniel Rickardsson, Johan Olsson, Marcus Hellner (SWE)
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2018: Didrik Tønseth, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR)
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2022: Aleksey Chervotkin, Alexander Bolshunov, Denis Spitsov, Sergey Ustiugov (ROC)
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- 1933: Per-Erik Hedlund, Sven Utterström, Nils-Joel Englund, Hjalmar Bergström
- 1934: Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Martti Lappalainen, Veli Saarinen
- 1935: Mikko Husu, Klaes Karppinen, Väinö Liikkanen, Sulo Nurmela
- 1937: Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, Lars Bergendahl
- 1938: Jussi Kurikkala, Martti Lauronen, Pauli Pitkänen, Klaes Karppinen
- 1939: Pauli Pitkänen, Olavi Alakulppi, Eino Olkinuora, Klaes Karppinen
- 1950: Nils Täpp, Karl-Erik Åström, Martin Lundström, Enar Josefsson
- 1954: August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen
- 1958: Sixten Jernberg, Lennart Larsson, Sture Grahn, Per-Erik Larsson
- 1962: Lars Olsson, Sture Grahn, Sixten Jernberg, Assar Rönnlund
- 1966: Odd Martinsen, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter, Gjermund Eggen
- 1970: Vladimir Voronkov, Valery Tarakanov, Fyodor Simashev, Vyacheslav Vedenin
- 1974: Gerd Heßler, Dieter Meinel, Gerhard Grimmer, Gert-Dietmar Klause
- 1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Christer Johansson, Tommy Limby, Thomas Magnuson
- 1982: Lars Erik Eriksen, Ove Aunli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Oddvar Brå
0 and Vladimir Nikitin, Oleksandr Batyuk, Yuriy Burlakov, Alexander Zavyalov
- 1985: Arild Monsen, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Tor Håkon Holte, Ove Aunli
- 1987: Erik Östlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, Torgny Mogren
- 1989: Christer Majbäck, Gunde Svan, Lars Håland, Torgny Mogren
- 1991: Øyvind Skaanes, Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Bjørn Dæhlie
- 1993: Sture Sivertsen, Vegard Ulvang, Terje Langli, Bjørn Dæhlie
- 1995: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard
- 1997: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard
- 1999: Markus Gandler, Alois Stadlober, Mikhail Botvinov, Christian Hoffmann
- 2001: Frode Estil, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Thomas Alsgaard, Tor Arne Hetland
- 2003: Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Thomas Alsgaard
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2005: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Frode Estil, Lars Berger, Tore Ruud Hofstad
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2007: Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Lars Berger, Petter Northug
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2009: Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Petter Northug
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2011: Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Eldar Rønning, Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Petter Northug
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2013: Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Eldar Rønning, Sjur Røthe, Petter Northug
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2015: Niklas Dyrhaug, Didrik Tønseth, Anders Gløersen, Petter Northug
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2017: Didrik Tønseth, Niklas Dyrhaug, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Finn Hågen Krogh
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2019: Emil Iversen, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Sjur Røthe, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
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2021: Pål Golberg, Emil Iversen, Hans Christer Holund, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
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2023: Hans Christer Holund, Pål Golberg, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
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Until 1900 |
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1900–1950 |
- 1901: Aksel Refstad (NOR)
- 1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR)
- 1904: Harald Smith (NOR)
- 1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR)
- 1907: Per Bakken
- 1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR)
- 1909: Thorvald Hansen
- 1910: Lauritz Bergendahl
- 1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR)
- 1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR)
- 1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR)
- 1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR)
- 1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR)
- 1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR)
- 1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR)
- 1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR)
- 1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
- 1925: Einar Landvik (NOR)
- 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams
- 1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR)
- 1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR)
- 1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR)
- 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
- 1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR)
- 1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR)
- 1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR)
- 1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR)
- 1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR)
- 1947: Elling Rønes (NOR)
- 1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
- 1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
- 1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
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1951–2000 |
- 1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR)
- 1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE)
- 1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR)
- 1954: Martin Stokken (NOR)
- 1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR)
- 1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR)
- 1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN)
- 1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR)
- 1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR)
- 1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR)
- 1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR)
- 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR)
- 1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR)
- 1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR)
- 1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR)
- 1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
- 1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
- 1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR)
- 1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR)
- 1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR)
- 1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR)
- 1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG)
- 1974: Juha Mieto (FIN)
- 1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR)
- 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR)
- 1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI)
- 1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS)
- 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
- 1981: Johan Sætre (NOR)
- 1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR)
- 1984: Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT)
- 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE)
- 1986: Brit Pettersen (NOR)
- 1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG)
- 1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN)
- 1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER)
- 1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS)
- 1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR)
- 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR)
- 1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)
- 1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA)
- 1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
- 1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN)
- 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
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Since 2001 |
- 2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
- 2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER)
- 2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS)
- 2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
- 2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI)
- 2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
- 2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN)
- 2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)
- 2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
- 2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR)
- 2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL)
- 2016: Noriaki Kasai (JPN), Tarjei Bø (NOR)
- 2017: Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), Sara Takanashi (JPN)
- 2018: Charlotte Kalla (SWE), Princess Astrid (NOR), Hannu Manninen (FIN), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN)
- 2021: Maren Lundby (NOR), Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), Dario Cologna (SWI), Johannes Rydzek (GER)
- 2022: Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), Jørgen Graabak (NOR)
- 2023: Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR), Stefan Kraft (AUT)
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