Einar Sæter
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Einar Sæter was a Norwegian
triple jump
er, resistance member, newspaper editor and writer.
Sæter was born in Øksendal
. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
he was a member of XU
, a resistance organization. He won the silver medal in triple jump at the Norwegian athletics championships in 1946, representing Torshaug IF. His career best was 13.98 metres, achieved in June 1947 on Bislett stadion
. In 1953 he won a national silver medal in the decathlon, this time representing IL i BUL
.
He edited the newspaper Aura Avis
from 1954 to 1971, when he founded the newspaper Driva. He was editor-in-chief here, and retired in 1988. He also wrote several books, and the best known book is XU. I hemmeleg teneste 1940–1945, released in 1995. A second edition written with his son Svein Sæter came in 2007. Sæter also released Gullfeber. Norske gullgravarar i Klondike og Alaska in 1996, about Norwegian gold rush
participants in Northern America, and Hans Hyldbakk. Samtale med ein 100-åring in 1998, about Hans Hyldbakk
. In 2002 he was awarded The King's Medal of Merit.
Sæter was an uncle of Norwegian politician Alv Jakob Fostervoll. After a stroke he used a wheelchair in the last years of his life. He died in November 2010.
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...
triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
er, resistance member, newspaper editor and writer.
Sæter was born in Øksendal
Øksendal
Øksendal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Sunndal, along the Sunndalsfjord.-History:...
. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
he was a member of XU
XU
XU was a clandestine intelligence organisation working on behalf of Allied powers in occupied Norway during World War II...
, a resistance organization. He won the silver medal in triple jump at the Norwegian athletics championships in 1946, representing Torshaug IF. His career best was 13.98 metres, achieved in June 1947 on Bislett stadion
Bislett stadion
Bislett Stadion is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here...
. In 1953 he won a national silver medal in the decathlon, this time representing IL i BUL
IL i BUL
Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag....
.
He edited the newspaper Aura Avis
Aura Avis
Aura Avis is a Norwegian newspaper, based in Sunndalsøra. It was established in 1947 by Erling Innvik. Innvik edited the newspaper from 1947 to 1954, when he became editor of the Iowa based Decorah-posten. Aura Avis was then bought by the agency Norsk Arbeiderpresse. Einar Sæter was editor-in-chief...
from 1954 to 1971, when he founded the newspaper Driva. He was editor-in-chief here, and retired in 1988. He also wrote several books, and the best known book is XU. I hemmeleg teneste 1940–1945, released in 1995. A second edition written with his son Svein Sæter came in 2007. Sæter also released Gullfeber. Norske gullgravarar i Klondike og Alaska in 1996, about Norwegian gold rush
Gold rush
A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area that has had a dramatic discovery of gold. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, while smaller gold rushes took place elsewhere.In the 19th and early...
participants in Northern America, and Hans Hyldbakk. Samtale med ein 100-åring in 1998, about Hans Hyldbakk
Hans Hyldbakk
Hans Hyldbakk was a Norwegian poet.He was born and died in Surnadal. As a writer he is best known for the song Vårsøg. His poetry debut came in 1929 with Harpespel, and his last issue was 1998's Lauvfall....
. In 2002 he was awarded The King's Medal of Merit.
Sæter was an uncle of Norwegian politician Alv Jakob Fostervoll. After a stroke he used a wheelchair in the last years of his life. He died in November 2010.