Gjermund Eggen

Gjermund Eggen (5 June 1941 – 6 May 2019) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three gold medals at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. The championships were held in Oslo in conjunction with the Holmenkollen ski festival, and so Eggen's medals also counted as Holmenkollen victories. He was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1968 (shared with King Olav V, Assar Rönnlund, and Bjørn Wirkola). He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 30 km event, but finished only 34th. Eggen died in Elverum at age 77.

Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1968 26 — 34 — —

World Championships 3 medals – (3 gold) Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1966 24 Gold 16 GoldGold

Personal life Eggen was born in Engerdal Municipality to farmer and forest worker Per Eggen and Sina Heggeriset. He married Anne Dagmar Andreassen in 1969.

Selected works (autobiography) Engerdalsvalsen (music album 1967)