Stein Eriksen
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Stein Eriksen (11 December 1927 – 27 December 2015) was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Norway.[2] Following his racing career, he was a ski school director and ambassador at various resorts in the United States.
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Born | (1927-12-11)11 December 1927 Oslo, Norway[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 December 2015(2015-12-27) (aged 88) Park City, Utah, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1954 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (1948, 1952) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 2 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – (1948, 1950, 1952, 1954) includes Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 6 (4 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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