Oscar Gjøslien

Norwegian cross-country skier (1909–1995)
Oscar Gjøslien

Oscar Gjøslien at Holmenkollen in 1935
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1939 Zakopane 50 km

Oscar Gjøslien (also spelled Gjoeslien, November 9, 1909 – May 20, 1995) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1930s.

He won a bronze medal at the 1939 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the 50 km. In 1935, Gjøslien won the 50 km cross-country skiing event at the Holmenkollen ski festival. Because of his successes, Gjøslien was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1940 (shared with Annar Ryen).

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1934 24 16
1938 28 26 35
1939 29 35 Bronze

References

  1. ^ "GJOESLIEN Oscar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  • Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
  • Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)

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Holmenkollen Medal
Until 1900
  • 1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR)
  • 1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR)
  • 1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
1900–1950
1951–2000
Since 2001


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