Martin Stokken
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | |||
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Silver | 1952 Oslo | 4 x 10 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1950 Lake Placid | 4 x 10 km | |
Martin Stokken (Jan 16, 1923, Snillfjord - Mar 25, 1984) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and athlete who competed in the 1950s. He represented Selsbakk IF in Trondheim.
He won a silver in the 4 x 10 km at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo and had his best individual finishes of 6th in both 1952 (18 km) and 1956 (15 km). In addition, Stokken won a bronze in the 4 x 10 km cross country relay event at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and had his best individual finish of 4th in the 50 km event at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He also won both the Holmenkollen ski festival 50 km event and the Holmenkollen medal in 1954.
His athletics career centered around long-distance running. In the 10,000 metres event he finished fourth at the 1948 Summer Olympics, sixth at the 1950 European Championships and tenth at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In addition he finished tenth in 5000 metres at the 1948 Olympics and fourth in 3000 m steeplechase at the 1950 EC.
Stokken won the Egebergs Ærespris in 1949.
[edit] External links
- FIS Profile
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Norwegian international athletes - S (Norwegian)
| Preceded by Sverre Farstad |
Egebergs Ærespris 1949 |
Succeeded by Egil Lærum |
| Preceded by Petter Hugsted |
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year 1949 |
Succeeded by Sverre Strandli |
| Preceded by Magnar Estenstad |
Holmenkollen medal 1954 |
Succeeded by King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden, Veikko Hakulinen & Sverre Stenersen |
Categories: 1923 births | 1984 deaths | Norwegian cross-country skiers | Competitors at the 1952 Winter Olympics | Competitors at the 1956 Winter Olympics | Holmenkollen medalists | Holmenkollen winners | Norwegian athletes | Long-distance runners | Athletes at the 1948 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics | Sportspeople of multiple sports | Dual Olympics competitors | Norwegian cross country skiing biography stubs
