Ola Skarholt

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]

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
1970 Friedrichroda Relay
1966 Fiskars Relay
1968 Linköping Relay

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 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
  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. 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.
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