Asle Sjåstad
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Asle Sjåstad was a Norwegian alpine skier.
He took eight national championships between 1955 and 1960, representing the club Geilo IL
. He finished fifth at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1956, and at the 1956 Winter Olympics
he acquired a fourteenth place in the downhill event, a 22nd place in the giant slalom
event and an eighteenth place in the slalom
event.
He died in May 2009 in Geilo
.
He took eight national championships between 1955 and 1960, representing the club Geilo IL
Geilo IL
Geilo Idrettslag is a multi-sports club from Geilo, Norway.Established on 2 December 1917 as Gjeilo SK, it changed its name to Gjeilo IL on 19 May 1918 and later to Geilo IL. It has sections for alping skiing, freestyle skiing, skiing and biathlon, snowboarding, telemark skiing, football, handball...
. He finished fifth at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1956, and at the 1956 Winter Olympics
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
he acquired a fourteenth place in the downhill event, a 22nd place in the giant slalom
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom
The men's giant slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 29 January. It was contested on the Ilio Colli run on Mount Floria. The length of the course was with a vertical drop. There were 71 gates for the men to navigate on the course. Ninety-five men from twenty-nine countries entered...
event and an eighteenth place in the slalom
Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom
The men's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was held on 31 January on the Col Druscie run. The course was long with a vertical drop of . The first run had 79 gates, the second run had 92 gates. Fifty-seven athletes finished both runs. Twenty-three athletes were disqualified during the two...
event.
He died in May 2009 in Geilo
Geilo
is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Norway, in the valley of Hallingdal, with around 2300 inhabitants.Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, but also offers summer activities. Geilo is in a valley with mountain ranges on each side. The center of the town lies at 800 meters above sea level, and...
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