Magnar Lundemo

Magnar Lundemo (4 March 1938 in Meråker – 7 January 1987 in Meråker) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and track and field athlete. As a skier he participated in two Olympic Games and placed fourth at the 1962 World Championships. In the athletics he took several national titles, and recorded one nineteenth place at the 1962 European Championships. He was also a coach.

Skiing He was national champion in cross-country skiing (15 kilometres) in 1961. He placed fourth in the same event at the Nordic World Ski Championships 1962, and also participated in the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics. In 1960 he placed sixteenth in the 30 km event, while in 1964 he placed eighth in the 15 km event and fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay event. Teammates in the latter event were Erling Steineide, Einar Østby and Harald Grønningen. Lundemo later coached the Norwegian national cross-country skiing team from 1978 to 1984. the marathon title in 1964, the 25 kilometres road race in 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964, the 8 kilometres cross-country race in 1960, the cross-country single start race in 1961 and 1962. In the 10,000 metres, the 8 kilometres cross-country and the cross-country single start he also won silver and bronze medals, the last time in 1968.

His personal best time in the 10,000 metres was 29:30.4 minutes, achieved in September 1966 at Bislett stadion. In the marathon he had 2:27:00 hours as a personal best, achieved in September 1964 in Södertälje.

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 1960 22 — 16 — — 1964 26 8 — — 4

World Championships Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 × 10 km relay 1962 24 4— — 4