Annar Ryen (19 October 1909, Os, Hedmark – 9 March 1985) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s.
Medal record | ||
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Men's cross-country skiing | ||
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World Championships | ||
1937 Chamonix | 4 × 10 km relay |
He won a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.[1][2] Because of his successes, Ryen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1940 (shared with Oscar Gjøslien). This was the last medal before World War II.[3]
He represented the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen.[1] After retiring he was a farmer in Dalsbygda in Os, Hedmark. He died in 1985.[4]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 gold)
Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1934 | 24 | 36 | 24 | — |
1937 | 27 | 12 | DNF | Gold |
References
edit- ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Annar Ryen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Annar Ryen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- ^ "Holmenkollmedaljen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Association for the Promotion of Skiing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ E. W. (14 March 1985). "Annar Ryen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 15.
- ^ "RYEN Annar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.