Leif Haugen
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Leif Haugen was a Norwegian cross-country skier.
He was born in Lillehammer
, and represented the club Lillehammer SK
. He competed in cross-country skiing
at the 1948 Winter Olympics
.
He was born in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, and represented the club Lillehammer SK
Lillehammer SK
Lillehammer Skiklub is a Norwegian skiing club from Lillehammer, Norway.It was founded in 1883. It is best known for arranging Birkebeinerrennet together with Rena IL...
. He competed in cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
at the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
.