Olav Kjelbotn
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Olav Kjelbotn was a Norwegian
cross country skier who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in the 50 km event.
Kjelbotn also finished fourth in the 50 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
.
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 in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926 took place between February 4-6, 1926 in Lahti, Finland.- 30 km :February 4, 192618 km was replaced by 30 km, but returned the following year. 30 km would not return to the championships again until 1954 when the 18 km event was shortened to 15 km...
in the 50 km event.
Kjelbotn also finished fourth in the 50 km event at the 1928 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...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
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