Ola Skarholt

Ola Skarholt
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Norway
World Championships
1970 Friedrichroda Relay
1966 Fiskars Relay
1968 Linköping Relay

Ola Skarholt ( 1939 or 1940 – 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 forth in the individual contest.[2]

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

Skarholt was educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and worked as engineer in the electric power industry. He died in Asker on 18 June 2017, 77 years old.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Werp, Hans L. "Ola Skarholt er død". orientering.no. 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. ↑ "Nekrolog: Ola Skarholt". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2018.


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