Erling Steineide
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Erling Øistein Steineide (born August 10, 1938 in Heidal
) is a Norwegian cross country skier
. He participated at the 1964 Winter Olympics
, where he placed fourth in the 4 x 10 kilometres relay event, together with teammates Magnar Lundemo
, Einar Østby
and Harald Grønningen
.
Heidal
Heidal is a valley and parish within Gudbrandsdalen valley, in the county of Oppland, Norway.-History:Heidal parish was separated from Vågå as a separate municipality of its own on January 1, 1908. It was merged with the municipality of Sel on January 1, 1965.Heidal is a side valley of Gudbrandsdalen...
) is a Norwegian cross country skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
. He participated at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
, where he placed fourth in the 4 x 10 kilometres relay event, together with teammates Magnar Lundemo
Magnar Lundemo
Magnar Lundemo was a Norwegian cross country skier and track and field athlete. As a skier he participated in two Olympic Games and placed fourth at the 1962 World Championships. In the athletics he took several national titles, and recorded one nineteenth place at the 1962 European Championships...
, Einar Østby
Einar Østby
Einar Østby is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the early 1960s. He earned a silver in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and also finished 5th in the 15 km event as well....
and Harald Grønningen
Harald Grønningen
Harald Grønningen is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic and two world championship medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received the King's cup in 1963 and 1967...
.