Martin Stokken (16 January 1923 – 25 March 1984) was a Norwegiancross-country skier who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer and 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. At the Summer Olympics he ran 5000 m and 10,000 m, finishing fourth in the latter event in 1948. At the Winter Games he won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay in 1952, placing fourth in 1956. His best individual result was six place in the 18 km in 1952 and in 15 km in 1956. At the world skiing championships Stokken won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay event in 1950 and placed fourth over 50 km in 1954. In 1954 he also won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival and won the Holmenkollen medal. Earlier in 1949 he was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris.[2]
Stokken was born as the youngest of four siblings on a desolate farm. In 1934 the farm burned down and his father died soon after that. In his teens Stokken worked as a shepherd, and earned enough money to buy a pair of decent skis for his training. In 1939 he and his mother moved to Fåvang, where he joined the local ski club. During World War II, in 1943, he fled to Sweden and joined the Norwegian resistance movement. He returned to Norway in 1945, and in 1946 won the national title and placed eighth in 10,000 m running at the 1946 European Championships. From then on and until 1951 he was the best Norwegian 5000 m and 10,000 m runner. He also excelled in the 3000 m steeplechase, placing fourth at the 1950 European Championships. He retired from athletics in 1955, after setting his personal best over 5000 m, and having won 19 national titles over his athletic career.[2]
In the late 1940s Stokken trained in cross-country skiing merely to stay fit in winters, but since 1951 he began competing and was included into the national team. Besides his international achievements in skiing, between 1951 and 1957 he won five national titles. He retired in 1960 after winning the Birkebeiner race from Rena to Lillehammer. In retirement he continued working as police officer in Trondheim (he held that position from 1950 to 1980) and eventually became a skiing and biathlon coach.[2]
^ abcEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^"STOKKEN Martin". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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martin, stokken, january, 1923, march, 1984, norwegian, cross, country, skier, competed, 1948, 1952, summer, 1952, 1956, winter, olympics, summer, olympics, 5000, finishing, fourth, latter, event, 1948, winter, games, silver, medal, relay, 1952, placing, fourt. Martin Stokken 16 January 1923 25 March 1984 was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer and 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics At the Summer Olympics he ran 5000 m and 10 000 m finishing fourth in the latter event in 1948 At the Winter Games he won a silver medal in the 4 10 km relay in 1952 placing fourth in 1956 His best individual result was six place in the 18 km in 1952 and in 15 km in 1956 At the world skiing championships Stokken won a bronze medal in the 4 10 km relay event in 1950 and placed fourth over 50 km in 1954 In 1954 he also won the 50 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival and won the Holmenkollen medal Earlier in 1949 he was awarded the Egebergs AErespris 2 Martin StokkenStokken in 1948Personal informationBorn16 January 1923Snegldal Snillfjord NorwayDied25 March 1984 aged 61 Trondheim NorwaySportSportAthletics cross country skiingEvent s Athletics steeplechase 5000 m 10 000 mSkiing 10 50 kmClubSelsbakk IFAchievements and titlesPersonal best s Athl 3000 mS 9 13 0 1950 5000 m 14 13 8 1955 10 000 m 29 54 0 1952 1 Medal record Men s cross country skiingRepresenting NorwayOlympic Games1952 Oslo 4 10 km relayWorld Championships1950 Lake Placid 4 10 km relayStokken was born as the youngest of four siblings on a desolate farm In 1934 the farm burned down and his father died soon after that In his teens Stokken worked as a shepherd and earned enough money to buy a pair of decent skis for his training In 1939 he and his mother moved to Favang where he joined the local ski club During World War II in 1943 he fled to Sweden and joined the Norwegian resistance movement He returned to Norway in 1945 and in 1946 won the national title and placed eighth in 10 000 m running at the 1946 European Championships From then on and until 1951 he was the best Norwegian 5000 m and 10 000 m runner He also excelled in the 3000 m steeplechase placing fourth at the 1950 European Championships He retired from athletics in 1955 after setting his personal best over 5000 m and having won 19 national titles over his athletic career 2 In the late 1940s Stokken trained in cross country skiing merely to stay fit in winters but since 1951 he began competing and was included into the national team Besides his international achievements in skiing between 1951 and 1957 he won five national titles He retired in 1960 after winning the Birkebeiner race from Rena to Lillehammer In retirement he continued working as police officer in Trondheim he held that position from 1950 to 1980 and eventually became a skiing and biathlon coach 2 Contents 1 Cross country skiing results 1 1 Olympic Games 1 2 World Championships 2 References 3 External linksCross country skiing results editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation FIS 3 Olympic Games edit 1 medal 1 silver Year Age 15 km 18 km 30 km 50 km 4 10 km relay 1952 29 6 Silver1956 33 6 15 DSQ 4World Championships edit 1 medal 1 bronze Year Age 15 km 18 km 30 km 50 km 4 10 km relay 1950 27 17 17 Bronze1954 31 13 11 11 41958 35 21 21 4References edit Martin Stokken trackfield brinkster net a b c Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Martin Stokken Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 STOKKEN Martin FIS Ski International Ski Federation Retrieved 9 January 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Stokken Martin Stokken 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 Norwegian international athletes S in Norwegian AwardsPreceded bySverre Farstad Egebergs AErespris1949 Succeeded byEgil LaerumPreceded byPetter Hugsted Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year1949 Succeeded bySverre Strandli Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Stokken amp oldid 1162959537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
