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Ola Skarholt

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Ola Skarholt
Personal information
Born(1939-11-30)30 November 1939
Died18 June 2017(2017-06-18) (aged 77)
Asker
OccupationEngineer
Alma materNorwegian Institute of Technology
Sport
Sport
ClubSK Freidig
IL i BUL (1965–)
Achievements and titles
National finalsNorwegian champion 1965
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Friedrichroda Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Fiskars Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Linköping Relay

Ola Skarholt (30 November 1939 – 18 June 2017[1]), was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He became Relay World Champion in 1970 as a member of the Norwegian winning team, which also consisted of Stig Berge, Per Fosser and Åge Hadler. Skarholt placed fourth in the individual contest.[2]

He also won bronze medals in the relay in the 1966 and 1968 World Orienteering Championships.[3][4]

Skarholt represented the clubs SK Freidig[5] and IL i BUL. His results at the Norwegian Orienteering Championships [no] include an individual gold medal in 1965.[6][7]

Skarholt was educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and worked as engineer in the electric power industry. His last job before retirement was a fourteen-year stint as managing director of Lier Electricity Works. He died in Asker on 18 June 2017, 77 years old.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Werp, Hans L. "Ola Skarholt er død". orientering.no. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1970". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1966". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  4. ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1968". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b Hadler, Åge; Berge, Stig. "Nekrolog: Ola Skarholt". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "orientering – Norgesmestere". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  7. ^ Dalland, Øystein, ed. (1985). "Mesterskapsvinnerne". Orienteringsboka (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norges Orienteringsforbund / Grøndahl. p. 182.