Morten Sørum
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Morten Sørum is a Norwegian curler
and World Champion. He was a member of the winning team at the 1979
World Curling Championships
, where the team was skipped
by Kristian Sørum
, and also included Eigil Ramsfjell
and Gunnar Meland
.
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
and World Champion. He was a member of the winning team at the 1979
1979 Air Canada Silver Broom
The 1979 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 26-April 1 at the Allmend Eisstadion in Bern, Switzerland.-Teams:-Round Robin Standings:-Draw 1:-Draw 2:-Draw 3:-Draw 4:-Draw 5:...
World Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
, where the team was skipped
Skip (curling)
The skip, in conjunction with the team, determines strategy. Based on the strategy, the skip holds the broom indicating where the player throwing must aim . When it is the skip's turn to throw, the vice-skip holds the broom...
by Kristian Sørum
Kristian Sørum
Kristian Sørum is a Norwegian curler and World Champion. He was skip for the winning team at the 1979 World Curling Championships, the rest of the team consisting of Morten Sørum, Eigil Ramsfjell and Gunnar Meland.-References:...
, and also included Eigil Ramsfjell
Eigil Ramsfjell
Eigil Ramsfjell is a Norwegian curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him as one of pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano...
and Gunnar Meland
Gunnar Meland
Gunnar Meland is a Norwegian curler and world champion. He participated on the winning team in the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.-International championships:...
.