Erling Kristiansen was a Norwegian cyclist.

He took eight individual national championships, and fifteen team championships, representing the club IK Hero. He competed at the World Championships in 1948, 1949 and 1950, and at the Olympic Games in 1948 and 1952. At the 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

 he did not finish in either event, but at the 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

 he finished 25th in the individual road race

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race

The Men's Individual Road Race at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held on 2 August, the 2nd last day of the Olympics on a 11,2 km course. The course was circled seventeen times, so the total length of the competition was 190,4 km....

 and 10th in the team road race

Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's team road race

These are the official results of the Men's Team Road Race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, held on August 2, 1952 as a part of the Men's Individual Road Race...

. From 1959 top 1960 he was the deputy leader of the Norwegian Cycling Federation

Norwegian Cycling Federation

The Norwegian Cycling Federation or NCF is the national governing body of cycle racing in Norway.The NCF is a member of the UCI and the UEC....

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He died in July 2009 in Rud, Akershus.