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| Born | 20 December 1942 (1942-12-20) (age 82) Drammen, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nittedal IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Odd-Willy Martinsen (born 20 December 1942) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won three medals at the Winter Olympics, a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1968) and silvers in the 30 km (1968) and the 4 × 10 km relay (1976). Martinsen won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay (1966), a silver in the 15 km (1970), and bronzes in the 15 km (1966), 30 km (1970), and 4 × 10 km relay (1974). At the 1969 Holmenkollen ski festival, he won the 15 km race. For his cross-country skiing successes in Norway and abroad, Martinsen received the Holmenkollen medal in 1969. Thirty-two years later, his daughter, Bente Skari, received the Holmenkollen medal, making them the only father-daughter combination to ever win the prestigious honor.
Domestically Martinsen won Norwegian titles in the 15 km (1966, 1970), 30 km (1969, 1971) and 4 × 10 km relay (1970, 1972–1975, 1978). After retiring from competitions he became a skiing official and headed the FIS cross-country committee in 1986–2002. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he served as chief of the cross-country skiing competitions. He also founded the ski firm Finor AS, which was later run by his daughter and son.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
- 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1968 | 25 | 8 | Silver | 18 | Gold |
| 1976 | 33 | 8 | 9 | — | Silver |
World Championships
- 5 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1966 | 23 | Bronze | — | — | Gold |
| 1970 | 27 | Silver | Bronze | — | 4 |
| 1974 | 31 | 33 | — | — | Bronze |
| 1978 | 35 | 27 | — | — | — |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Odd Martinsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- "MARTINSEN Odd". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
External links
- Odd Martinsen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Lillehammer 1994 Book 4 results – cross-country skiing section
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Holmenkollen medalists
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Norwegian male cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Norway
- Olympic silver medalists for Norway
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway
- People from Nittedal
- Skiers from Akershus
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen