Gjermund Eggen

Eggen after the 1966 World Championships

Personal information

Born

5 June 1941
Engerdal, Norway

Died

6 May 2019 (aged 77)
Elverum, Norway

Sport

Cross-country skiing

Club

Engerdal SK

Medal record

Men's cross-country skiing

Representing Norway
World Championships
	1966 Oslo	15 km
	1966 Oslo	50 km
	1966 Oslo	4 × 10 km relay

Gjermund Eggen (5 June 1941 – 6 May 2019) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three gold medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. The championships were held in Oslo in conjunction with the Holmenkollen ski festival, and so Eggen's medals also counted as Holmenkollen victories. He was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1968 (shared with King Olav V, Assar Rönnlund, and Bjørn Wirkola). He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 30 km event, but finished only 34th.^[1] Eggen died in Elverum at age 77.^[2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).^[3]

Olympic Games

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1968	26	—	34	—	—

World Championships

3 medals – (3 gold)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km relay
1966	24	Gold	16	Gold	Gold

Personal life

Eggen was born in Engerdal to farmer and forest worker Per Eggen and Sina Heggeriset. He married Anne Dagmar Andreassen in 1969.^[4]

Selected works

3 x gull. Gjermund Eggen forteller til Stein Berg. 1966. (autobiography)
Engerdalsvalsen (music album 1967)

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gjermund Eggen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^ Eide, Stein S.; Moen Holø, Ragnhild (6 May 2019). "Gjermund Eggen er død". NRK. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
^ "EGGEN Gjermund". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Gjermund Eggen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

External links

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Gjermund Eggen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)

World champions in men's 18 km/15 km cross-country

18 km

1925: Otakar Německý (TCH)
1927: John Lindgren (SWE)
1929: Veli Saarinen (FIN - 17 km)
1930: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR - 17 km)
1931: Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
1933: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE)
1934: Sulo Nurmela (FIN)
1935: Klaes Karppinen (FIN)
1937: Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
1938: Pauli Pitkänen (FIN)
1939: Jussi Kurikkala (FIN)
1950: Karl-Erik Åström (SWE)

15 km

1954: Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
1958: Veikko Hakulinen (FIN)
1962: Assar Rönnlund (SWE)
1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR)
1970: Lars-Göran Åslund (SWE)
1974: Magne Myrmo (NOR)
1978: Józef Łuszczek (POL)
1982: Oddvar Brå (NOR)
1985: Kari Härkönen (FIN)
1987: Marco Albarello (ITA)
1989 freestyle: Gunde Svan (SWE)
1989 classical: Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1991: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
2001: Per Elofsson (SWE)
2003: Axel Teichmann (GER)
2005: Pietro Piller Cottrer (ITA)
2007: Lars Berger (NOR)
2009: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
2011: Matti Heikkinen (FIN)
2013: Petter Northug (NOR)
2015: Johan Olsson (SWE)
2017: Iivo Niskanen (FIN)
2019: Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR)
2021: Hans Christer Holund (NOR)
2023: Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR)

World champions in men's 50 km cross-country skiing

1925: František Donth (TCH)
1926: Matti Raivio (FIN)
1927: John Lindgren (SWE)
1929: Anselm Knuuttila (FIN)
1930: Sven Utterström (SWE)
1931: Ole Stenen (NOR)
1933: Veli Saarinen (FIN)
1934: Elis Wiklund (SWE)
1935: Nils-Joel Englund (SWE)
1937: Pekka Niemi (FIN)
1938: Kalle Jalkanen (FIN)
1939: Lars Bergendahl (NOR)
1950: Gunnar Eriksson (SWE)
1954: Vladimir Kuzin (URS)
1958: Sixten Jernberg (SWE)
1962: Sixten Jernberg (SWE)
1966: Gjermund Eggen (NOR)
1970: Kalevi Oikarainen (FIN)
1974: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR)
1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck (SWE)
1982: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
1985: Gunde Svan (SWE)
1987: Maurilio De Zolt (ITA)
1989: Gunde Svan (SWE)
1991: Torgny Mogren (SWE)
1993: Torgny Mogren (SWE)
1995: Silvio Fauner (ITA)
1997: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
1999: Mika Myllylä (FIN)
2001: Johann Mühlegg (ESP)
2003: Martin Koukal (CZE)
2005: Frode Estil (NOR)
2007: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR)
2009: Petter Northug (NOR)
2011: Petter Northug (NOR)
2013: Johan Olsson (SWE)
2015: Petter Northug (NOR)
2017: Alex Harvey (CAN)
2019: Hans Christer Holund (NOR)
2021: Emil Iversen (NOR)
2023: Pål Golberg (NOR)

World champions in men's 4 × 10 km cross-country relay

1933: Per-Erik Hedlund, Sven Utterström, Nils-Joel Englund, Hjalmar Bergström
1934: Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen, Martti Lappalainen, Veli Saarinen
1935: Mikko Husu, Klaes Karppinen, Väinö Liikkanen, Sulo Nurmela
1937: Annar Ryen, Oskar Fredriksen, Sigurd Røen, Lars Bergendahl
1938: Jussi Kurikkala, Martti Lauronen, Pauli Pitkänen, Klaes Karppinen
1939: Pauli Pitkänen, Olavi Alakulppi, Eino Olkinuora, Klaes Karppinen
1950: Nils Täpp, Karl-Erik Åström, Martin Lundström, Enar Josefsson
1954: August Kiuru, Tapio Mäkelä, Arvo Viitanen, Veikko Hakulinen
1958: Sixten Jernberg, Lennart Larsson, Sture Grahn, Per-Erik Larsson
1962: Lars Olsson, Sture Grahn, Sixten Jernberg, Assar Rönnlund
1966: Odd Martinsen, Harald Grønningen, Ole Ellefsæter, Gjermund Eggen
1970: Vladimir Voronkov, Valery Tarakanov, Fyodor Simashev, Vyacheslav Vedenin
1974: Gerd Heßler, Dieter Meinel, Gerhard Grimmer, Gert-Dietmar Klause
1978: Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Christer Johansson, Tommy Limby, Thomas Magnuson
1982: Lars Erik Eriksen, Ove Aunli, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Oddvar Brå
0 and Vladimir Nikitin, Oleksandr Batyuk, Yuriy Burlakov, Alexander Zavyalov
1985: Arild Monsen, Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Tor Håkon Holte, Ove Aunli
1987: Erik Östlund, Gunde Svan, Thomas Wassberg, Torgny Mogren
1989: Christer Majbäck, Gunde Svan, Lars Håland, Torgny Mogren
1991: Øyvind Skaanes, Terje Langli, Vegard Ulvang, Bjørn Dæhlie
1993: Sture Sivertsen, Vegard Ulvang, Terje Langli, Bjørn Dæhlie
1995: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard
1997: Sture Sivertsen, Erling Jevne, Bjørn Dæhlie, Thomas Alsgaard
1999: Markus Gandler, Alois Stadlober, Mikhail Botvinov, Christian Hoffmann
2001: Frode Estil, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Thomas Alsgaard, Tor Arne Hetland
2003: Anders Aukland, Frode Estil, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Thomas Alsgaard
2005: Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Frode Estil, Lars Berger, Tore Ruud Hofstad
2007: Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Lars Berger, Petter Northug
2009: Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Petter Northug
2011: Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Eldar Rønning, Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Petter Northug
2013: Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Eldar Rønning, Sjur Røthe, Petter Northug
2015: Niklas Dyrhaug, Didrik Tønseth, Anders Gløersen, Petter Northug
2017: Didrik Tønseth, Niklas Dyrhaug, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Finn Hågen Krogh
2019: Emil Iversen, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Sjur Røthe, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
2021: Pål Golberg, Emil Iversen, Hans Christer Holund, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
2023: Hans Christer Holund, Pål Golberg, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo

v t e Holmenkollen Medal
Until 1900	1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR) 1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR) 1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
1900–1950	1901: Aksel Refstad (NOR) 1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR) 1904: Harald Smith (NOR) 1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR) 1907: Per Bakken 1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR) 1909: Thorvald Hansen 1910: Lauritz Bergendahl 1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR) 1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR) 1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR) 1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR) 1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR) 1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR) 1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR) 1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR) 1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR) 1925: Einar Landvik (NOR) 1926: Jacob Tullin Thams 1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR) 1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR) 1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR) 1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) 1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR) 1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR) 1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR) 1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR) 1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR) 1947: Elling Rønes (NOR) 1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR) 1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR) 1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
1951–2000	1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR) 1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE) 1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR) 1954: Martin Stokken (NOR) 1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR) 1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR) 1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN) 1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR) 1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR) 1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR) 1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR) 1962: Toralf Engan (NOR) 1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR) 1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR) 1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR) 1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR) 1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR) 1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR) 1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR) 1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR) 1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR) 1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG) 1974: Juha Mieto (FIN) 1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR) 1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR) 1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI) 1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS) 1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE) 1981: Johan Sætre (NOR) 1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR) 1984: Lars Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT) 1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE) 1986: Brit Pettersen (NOR) 1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG) 1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER) 1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS) 1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR) 1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR) 1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN) 1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA) 1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN) 1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
Since 2001	2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) 2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER) 2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) 2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST) 2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI) 2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN) 2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR) 2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL) 2016: Noriaki Kasai (JPN), Tarjei Bø (NOR) 2017: Marie Dorin Habert (FRA), Sara Takanashi (JPN) 2018: Charlotte Kalla (SWE), Princess Astrid (NOR), Hannu Manninen (FIN), Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 2021: Maren Lundby (NOR), Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR), Dario Cologna (SWI), Johannes Rydzek (GER) 2022: Tiril Eckhoff (NOR), Marte Olsbu Røiseland (NOR), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR), Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 2023: Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR), Stefan Kraft (AUT) 2024: Jessie Diggins (USA), Simen Hegstad Krüger (NOR)