Ole Stenen is a Norwegian

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...

 Nordic skier

Nordic skiing

Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing....

 who competed in nordic combined

Nordic combined

The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...

 and cross country skiing in the 1920s and early 1930s.

He was born in Øyer

Øyer

Øyer is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tingberg....

 and represented the club Øyer IL

Øyer-Tretten IF

Øyer-Tretten Idrettsforening is a multi-sports club from Øyer, Norway.It was founded on 29 November 1990 as a merger between Øyer IL and Tretten IL...

. He died in April 1975 in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

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He won a Nordic combined silver 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....

. In addition, he won the 50 km cross country event at both the 1931 World Ski Championships

1931 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1931 took place on February 13-15, 1931 in Oberhof, Germany.- 18 km :February 13, 1931- 50 km :February 15, 1931- Individual :February 13, 1931- Individual large hill :February 13, 1931-Medal table:...

 and the 1931 Holmenkollen ski festival

Holmenkollen ski festival

The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...

. He also won silver in the Nordic combined at the 1929 World Ski Championships

1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1929 took place February 5-9, 1929 in Zakopane, Poland.- 17 km :February 7, 1929- 50 km :February 9, 1929- Individual :February 5, 1929- Individual large hill :February 5, 1929-Medal table:...

 and finished fourth at the 1934 World Ski Championships

1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 took place on February 20-25, 1934 in Sollefteå, Sweden.- 18 km :February 22, 1934- 50 km :February 24, 1934-4 × 10 km relay:February 25, 1934...

. Because of those wins, Stenen shared the Holmenkollen medal

Holmenkollen medal

The Holmenkollen medal is Norwegian skiing's highest award for competitors. It signifies top placings in international championships and other international events, including the Holmenkollen events....

 in 1931 with fellow Norwegian Hans Vinjarengen

Hans Vinjarengen

Hans Vinjarengen was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined in the 1920s and early 1930s. He won a Nordic combined silver at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St...

, a fellow Nordic combined athlete.

He participated in the demonstration event, military patrol

Military patrol

Military patrol is a team winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing respectively ski mountaineering, and rifle shooting. It is usually contested between countries or military units. Biathlon was developed from military patrol....

 (precursor to biathlon

Biathlon

Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...

), in 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...

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