Oddbjørn Hagen

Oddbjørn Hagen

Oddbjørn Hagen at Holmenkollen
Medal record
Men's nordic skiing
Representing Norway
Olympic Games
	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Nordic combined
	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	18 km
	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	4 x 10 km
World Championships
	1934 Sollefteå	Nordic combined
	1935 Vysoké Tatry	Nordic combined
	1935 Vysoké Tatry	18 km
	1935 Vysoké Tatry	4 x 10 km

Oddbjørn Hagen (3 February 1908, Ytre Rendal, Hedmark – 25 June 1983) was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. He was both Olympic champion and world champion.

Olympic games

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Hagen won one gold in the Nordic combined and two silvers in cross-country skiing. The cross-country relay event saw its first Olympic appearance in 1936. Hagen had the first leg, and finished his leg one minute ahead of Finland's Sulo Nurmela, with Sweden's John Berger fifteen seconds further behind. Kalle Jalkanen on the final leg secured Finland the relay victory, six seconds before the Norwegian team.

The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing race was also the first part of the Nordic combined. Hagen finished second in the 18 km, behind Sweden's Erik August Larsson, earning him a silver medal. After the ski jumping the next day, he secured the gold medal in the combined.

World championships

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Hagen won golds in the individual Nordic combined (1934, 1935) and silvers in the men's 4 x 10 km and the men's 18 km (both 1935). Hagen's consecutive world championships in Nordic combined would not be repeated until fellow Norwegian Bjarte Engen Vik won the event in 1999 and 2001. In the 4 x 10 km in Sollefteå in 1934, Hagen had the final leg, and while battling with Sweden's Arthur Häggblad for the silver medal they both got off course and lost ten minutes. The two were passed by Germany, and Hagen finished 4th behind the Swedish team.

Holmenkollen

At the Holmenkollen ski festival, Hagen won the Nordic combined event three times (1932, 1934, and 1935). For his Nordic combined successes at the Olympics, Holmenkollen, and World Championships, Hagen earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1934.

Hagen hailed from Ytre Rendal, and competed for Bækkelagets SK in Oslo. He received the King's Cup five times.

References

• Oddbjørn Hagen at the International Ski Federation. Cross-country skiing
• Oddbjørn Hagen at the International Ski Federation. Nordic combined
• Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
• IOC Profile