Ole Ellefsæter
Ole Ellefsæter in the 1960's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ole Martin Ellefsæter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1939 Furnes, Hedmark, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 October 2022 (aged 83) Ringsaker, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing, athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nybygda IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 3000 mS – 8:43.8 (1962) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.