Ole Hegge
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Ole Hegge was a Norwegian
cross-country skier
who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. His best known finish was a silver medal in the 18 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
. Hegge also finished 5th in the 50 km event in 1928, 4th in the 50 km event at the 1932 Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid, New York
, and 4th in the 50 km event at the 1926 Nordic skiing World Championships.
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...
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. His best known finish was a silver medal in the 18 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
. Hegge also finished 5th in the 50 km event in 1928, 4th in the 50 km event at the 1932 Winter Olympics
1932 Winter Olympics
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United...
in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, and 4th in the 50 km event at the 1926 Nordic skiing World Championships.