Erling Jevne (born March 24, 1966 in Øyer, Oppland) is a former Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 cross country skier who competed from 1987 to 2005 who also raced sheep when he was not skiing. He won two medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

 in Nagano with a gold in the 4 x 10 km and a silver in the 30 km.

Jevne also won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...

 with two golds (4 x 10 km: 1995, 1997) and two silvers (50 km: 1997, 4 x 10 km: 1999).

He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival

Holmenkollen ski festival

The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...

in 1996. He also won six races between 10 km and 30 km during 1994-2001.

External links

• 9a at Åmot Secondary school interview with Jevne after the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file