Sverre Stensheim in 1960
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Born |
31 October 1933 (age 83) Oppdal, Norway |
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Sport | Cross-country skiing |
Club | IL Snøhetta, Oppdal |
Sverre Malvin Stensheim (born 31 October 1933) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. He competed in the 30 km and 50 km events at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics with the best result of fifth place in the 50 km in 1964. He won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1959–1961, and in 1960 was awarded the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Helmut Recknagel, Sixten Jernberg, and Tormod Knutsen).