Johan Støa (sportsperson)
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Johan Støa was a Norwegian
multi-sportsman. He competed as athlete (marathon runner
), cross country skier, ski jumper, cyclist, swimmer, footballer, and boxer
.
He was born in Råstad
and died in Drammen
.
In February 1928 he finished eighth in the 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event
at the Winter Olympics
at St. Moritz.
Then in August 1928 he finished 36th in the Olympic marathon
at the Summer Olympics
at Amsterdam.
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...
multi-sportsman. He competed as athlete (marathon runner
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
), cross country skier, ski jumper, cyclist, swimmer, footballer, and boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
.
He was born in Råstad
Råstad
Råstad is a village and statistical area in Sandefjord municipality, Norway.The statistical area Råstad, which also can include the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of 205....
and died in Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
.
In February 1928 he finished eighth in the 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event
Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km
The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event...
at the Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
at St. Moritz.
Then in August 1928 he finished 36th in the Olympic marathon
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon
Men's Marathon event at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Sunday, August 5, 1928. The race started on 15.14h local time. A total number of 57 athletes completed the race, with Willem van der Steen from Holland finishing in last position in 3:29:21. There were 69...
at the Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
at Amsterdam.