Reidar Hjermstad
Reidar Hjermstad (born 10 October 1937) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1963, Hjermstad won two events at the Lahti, Finland ski games, earning a Salpausselä Medal. For his Lahti successes, Hjermstad earned the Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year (Norwegian: Årets Idrettsnavn) in 1963.
Hjermstad represented Norway in the winter olympics 3 times: Grenoble, France in 1964, Innsbruck, Austria in 1968) and Sapporo, *an 1972.
His best Olympic result was 4th place in the 50:km at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, *an.
In 1971 he was awarded Norwegian skiing's highest award for compe*ors: The Holmenkollen Medal
Reidar Hjermstad won a total of 5 National Gold medals (NM gull) in cross-country skiing:
1963 Lørenskog in the 15:km.
1964 Furnes in the 50:km (here he was also awarded the Kongepokalen by Olav V, the King of Norway)
1968 Fossum in the 15:km
1967 Skorovatn in the 3 x 10:km relay for Hernes IL
1969 Alvdal in the 50:km
Hjermstad also won the National Gold medal *le in Biathlon in Sørkedalen, Oslo 1960.
He was also a very good track & field runner. He won bronze medal in the Norwegian Championship, 10 000 m in 1962 . The time was 30.22,6. He represented the track & field club IK Tjalve from 1963-1968. His personal records are: 14.15,8 (5 000 m in 1964), and 30.02,0 (10 000 m while representing Norway against Denmark at Bislett stadium in 1962.
Contents
- 1 Cross-country skiing results
- 1.1 Olympic Games
- 1.2 World Championships
- 2 References
- 3 External links
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
References
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Norwegian biathlon champions (in Norwegian)
- Salpausselä Medalists
- Sportsperson of the Year (in Norwegian)
External links
- Reidar Hjermstad at the International Ski Federation