Annar Ryen

Annar Ryen
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
1937 Chamonix4 x 10 km

Annar Ryen (19 October 1909, Os, Hedmark – 9 March 1985) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s.

He won a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km 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. He died in 1985.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Annar Ryen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Annar Ryen at the International Ski Federation
  3. ↑ "Holmenkollmedaljen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Association for the Promotion of Skiing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  4. ↑ E. W. (14 March 1985). "Annar Ryen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 15.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.