Holmenkollen Medal

The Holmenkollen medal is Norwegian skiing's highest award for competitors. It signifies top placings in international championships and other international events, including the Holmenkollen events.

The medal is mostly awarded to skiers in the Nordic events.

List of medalists

Year	Medalist	Country	Sport
1895	Thorn, ViktorViktor Thorn	Norway	Nordic combined
1897	Nilssen, AsbjornAsbjørn Nilssen	Norway	Nordic combined
1899	Braaten, PaulPaul Braaten	Norway	Nordic combined
1899	Pehrson, RobertRobert Pehrson	Norway	Nordic combined
1901	Refstad, AskelAskel Refstad	Norway	Nordic combined
1903	Hovelsen, KarlKarl Hovelsen	Norway	Nordic combined
1904	Smith, HaraldHarald Smith	Norway	Nordic combined
1905	Holmen, JonasJonas Holmen	Norway	Nordic combined
1907	Bakken, PerPer Bakken	Norway	Nordic combined
1908	Kristiansen, EinarEinar Kristiansen	Norway	Nordic combined
1909	Hansen, ThorvaldThorvald Hansen	Norway	Nordic combined
1910	Bergendahl, LauritzLauritz Bergendahl	Norway	Nordic combined
1911	Tangen, OttoOtto Tangen	Norway	Nordic combined
1911	Holst, KnutKnut Holst	Norway	Nordic combined
1912	Bjaaland, OlavOlav Bjaaland	Norway	Nordic combined
1914	Kristoffersen, JohanJohan Kristoffersen	Norway	Nordic combined
1915	Ostbye, SverreSverre Østbye	Norway	Nordic combined
1916	Hogvold, LarsLars Høgvold	Norway	Nordic combined
1918	Horn, HansHans Horn	Norway	Nordic combined
1918	Hansen, JorgenJørgen Hansen	Norway	Nordic combined
1919	Haug, ThorleifThorleif Haug	Norway	Nordic combined
1919	Aasen, OttoOtto Aasen	Norway	Nordic combined
1923	Stromstad, ThoralfThoralf Strømstad	Norway	Nordic combined
1924	Okern, HaraldHarald Økern	Norway	Nordic combined
1924	Grottumsbraten, JohanJohan Grøttumsbråten	Norway	Nordic combined
1925	Landvik, EinarEinar Landvik	Norway	Nordic combined
1926	Thams, Jacob TullinJacob Tullin Thams	Norway	Ski jumping
1927	Haakonsen, HagbartHagbart Haakonsen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1927	Lindboe, EinarEinar Lindboe	Norway	Nordic combined
1928	Hemmestveit, TorjusTorjus Hemmestveit	Norway	Nordic combined
1928	Hemmestveit, MikkjelMikkjel Hemmestveit	Norway	Nordic combined
1931	Vinjarengen, HansHans Vinjarengen	Norway	Nordic combined
1931	Stenen, OleOle Stenen	Norway	Nordic combined
1934	Hagen, OddbjornOddbjørn Hagen	Norway	Nordic combined
1935	Rustadstuen, ArneArne Rustadstuen	Norway	Nordic combined
1937	Hoffsbakken, OlafOlaf Hoffsbakken	Norway	Nordic combined
1937	Ruud, BirgerBirger Ruud	Norway	Ski jumping
1937	Vangsli, Martin P.Martin P. Vangsli	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1938	Andersen, ReidarReidar Andersen	Norway	Ski jumping
1938	Henriksen, Johan R.Johan R. Henriksen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1939	Selanger, SvenSven Selånger	Sweden	Ski jumping
1939	Bergendahl, LarsLars Bergendahl	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1939	Brodahl, TrygveTrygve Brodahl	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1940	GjoslienOscar Gjøslien	Norway	Nordic combined
1940	Ryen, AnnarAnnar Ryen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1947	Rones, EllingElling Rønes	Norway	Nordic combined
1948	Ruud, AsbjornAsbjørn Ruud	Norway	Ski jumping
1949	Ruud, SigmundSigmund Ruud	Norway	Ski jumping
1950	Okern, OlavOlav Økern	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1951	Slattvik, SimonSimon Slåttvik	Norway	Nordic combined
1952	Eriksen, SteinStein Eriksen	Norway	Alpine skiing
1952	Falkanger, TorbjornTorbjørn Falkanger	Norway	Ski jumping
1952	Hasu, HeikkiHeikki Hasu	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1952	Karlsson, NilsNils Karlsson	Sweden	Cross-country skiing
1953	Estenstad, MagnarMagnar Estenstad	Norway	Nordic combined
1954	Stokken, MartinMartin Stokken	Norway	Nordic combined
1955	Haakon VII	Norway	Royalty
1955	Brenden, HallgeirHallgeir Brenden	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1955	Hakulinen, VeikkoVeikko Hakulinen	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1955	Stenersen, SverreSverre Stenersen	Norway	Nordic combined
1956	Niskin, BorghildBorghild Niskin	Norway	Alpine skiing
1956	Bergmann, ArnfinnArnfinn Bergmann	Norway	Ski jumping
1956	Hoel, ArneArne Hoel	Norway	Ski jumping
1957	Kolehmainen, EeroEero Kolehmainen	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1958	Bjornbakken, IngerInger Bjørnbakken	Norway	Alpine skiing
1958	Brusveen, HakonHåkon Brusveen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1959	Gundersen, GunderGunder Gundersen	Norway	Nordic combined
1960	Recknagel, HelmutHelmut Recknagel	East Germany	Ski jumping
1960	Jernberg, SixtenSixten Jernberg	Sweden	Cross-country skiing
1960	Stensheim, SverreSverre Stensheim	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1960	Knutsen, TormodTormod Knutsen	Norway	Nordic combined
1961	Gronningen, HaraldHarald Grønningen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1962	Engan, ToralfToralf Engan	Norway	Ski jumping
1963	Kolchina, AlevtinaAlevtina Kolchina	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing
1963	Kolchin, PavelPavel Kolchin	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing
1963	Sandvik, AstridAstrid Sandvik	Norway	Alpine skiing
1963	Yggeseth, TorbjornTorbjørn Yggeseth	Norway	Ski jumping
1964	Kankkonen, VeikkoVeikko Kankkonen	Finland	Ski jumping
1964	Mantyranta, EeroEero Mäntyranta	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1964	Thoma, GeorgGeorg Thoma	West Germany	Nordic combined
1964	Nas, HalvorHalvor Næs	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1965	Tiainen, ArtoArto Tiainen	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1965	Eriksson, BengtBengt Eriksson	Sweden	Nordic combined
1965	Larsen, ArneArne Larsen	Norway	Nordic combined
1967	Ellefsater, OleOle Ellefsæter	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1967	Gustafsson, ToiniToini Gustafsson	Sweden	Cross-country skiing
1968	Olav V	Norway	Royalty
1968	Ronnlund, AssarAssar Rönnlund	Sweden	Cross-country skiing
1968	Eggen, GjermundGjermund Eggen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1968	Wirkola, BjornBjørn Wirkola	Norway	Ski jumping
1969	Martinsen, OddOdd Martinsen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1970	Tyldum, PalPål Tyldum	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1971	Kajosmaa, MarjattaMarjatta Kajosmaa	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1971	Lammedal, Berit MordreBerit Mørdre Lammedal	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1971	Hjermstad, ReidarReidar Hjermstad	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1972	Miettinen, RaunoRauno Miettinen	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1972	Myrmo, MagneMagne Myrmo	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1973	Bergsland, EinarEinar Bergsland	Norway	Nordic combined
1973	Mork, IngolfIngolf Mork	Norway	Ski jumping
1973	Keller, FranzFranz Keller	West Germany	Cross-country skiing
1974	Mieto, JuhaJuha Mieto	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1975	Grimmer, GerhardGerhard Grimmer	East Germany	Cross-country skiing
1975	Bra, OddvarOddvar Brå	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1975	Formo, IvarIvar Formo	Norway	Nordic combined
1976	Wehling, UlrichUlrich Wehling	East Germany	Nordic Combined
1977	Takalo, HelenaHelena Takalo	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1977	Kuntola, HilkkaHilkka Kuntola	Finland	Nordic Combined
1977	Steiner, WalterWalter Steiner	Switzerland	Ski jumping
1979	Stenmark, IngemarIngemar Stenmark	Sweden	Alpine skiing
1979	Haker, ErikErik Håker	Norway	Alpine skiing
1979	Smetanina, RaisaRaisa Smetanina	Soviet Union	Cross-country skiing
1980	Wassberg, ThomasThomas Wassberg	Sweden	Cross-country skiing
1981	Satre, JohanJohan Sætre	Norway	Ski jumping
1983	Aunli, BeritBerit Aunli	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1983	Sandberg, TomTom Sandberg	Norway	Nordic combined
1984	Eriksen, Lars-ErikLars-Erik Eriksen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1984	Vaage, JacobJacob Vaage	Norway	Curator
1984	Kogler, ArminArmin Kogler	Austria	Ski jumping
1985	Boe, AnetteAnette Bøe	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1985	Bergerud, PerPer Bergerud	Norway	Ski jumping
1985	Svan, GundeGunde Svan	Sweden	Cross-country skiing
1986	Pettersen, BrittBritt Pettersen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1987	Nykanen, MattiMatti Nykänen	Finland	Ski jumping
1987	Weinbuch, HermannHermann Weinbuch	West Germany	Nordic combined
1989	Kirvesniemi, Marja-LiisaMarja-Liisa Kirvesniemi	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1991	Ulvang, VegardVegard Ulvang	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1991	Elden, Trond EinarTrond Einar Elden	Norway	Nordic combined
1991	Vettori, ErnstErnst Vettori	Austria	Ski jumping
1991	Weissflog, JensJens Weißflog	Germany	Ski jumping
1992	Valbe, YelenaYelena Välbe	Russia	Cross-country skiing
1993	Kvanlid, EmilEmil Kvanlid	Norway	Nordic combined
1994	Yegorova, LyubovLyubov Yegorova	Russia	Cross-country skiing
1994	Smirnov, VladimirVladimir Smirnov	Kazakhstan	Cross-country skiing
1994	Bredesen, EspenEspen Bredesen	Norway	Ski jumping
1995	Ogiwara, KenjiKenji Ogiwara	Japan	Nordic combined
1996	Di Centa, ManuelaManuela Di Centa	Italy	Cross-country skiing
1997	Vik, Bjarte EngenBjarte Engen Vik	Norway	Nordic combined
1997	Belmondo, StefaniaStefania Belmondo	Italy	Cross-country skiing
1997	Dahlie, BjornBjørn Dæhlie	Norway	Cross-country skiing
1998	Lundberg, Fred BorreFred Børre Lundberg	Norway	Nordic combined
1998	Lazutina, LarisaLarisa Lazutina	Russia	Cross-country skiing
1998	Prokurorov, AlexeyAlexey Prokurorov	Russia	Cross-country skiing
1998	Kirvesniemi, HarriHarri Kirvesniemi	Finland	Cross-country skiing
1999	Funaki, KazuyoshiKazuyoshi Funaki	Japan	Ski jumping
2001	Malysz, AdamAdam Małysz	Poland	Ski jumper
2001	Skari, BenteBente Skari	Norway	Cross-country skiing
2001	Alsgaard, ThomasThomas Alsgaard	Norway	Cross-country skiing
2003	Gottwald, FelixFelix Gottwald	Austria	Nordic combined
2003	Ackermann, RonnyRonny Ackermann	Germany	Nordic combined
2004	Chepalova, YuliyaYuliya Chepalova	Russia	Cross-country skiing
2005	Veerpalu, AndrusAndrus Veerpalu	Estonia	Cross-country skiing
2007	Estil, FrodeFrode Estil	Norway	Cross-country skiing
2007	Hjelmeset, Odd-BjornOdd-Bjørn Hjelmeset	Norway	Cross-country skiing
2007	Harald V	Norway	Royalty
2007	Sonja	Norway	Royalty
2007	Ammann, SimonSimon Ammann	Switzerland	Ski jumping
2010	Bjorgen, MaritMarit Bjørgen	Norway	Cross-country skiing
2011	Bjorndalen, Ole EinarOle Einar Bjørndalen	Norway	Biathlon
2011	Greis, MichaelMichael Greis	Germany	Biathlon
2011	Henkel, AndreaAndrea Henkel	Germany	Biathlon
2011	Ahonen, JanneJanne Ahonen	Finland	Ski jumping
2012	Neuner, MagdalenaMagdalena Neuner	Germany	Biathlon
2012	Svendsen, Emil HegleEmil Hegle Svendsen	Norway	Biathlon
2013	Berger, ToraTora Berger	Norway	Biathlon
2013	Fourcade, MartinMartin Fourcade	France	Biathlon
2013	Johaug, ThereseTherese Johaug	Norway	Cross-country skiing
2013	Schlierenzauer, GregorGregor Schlierenzauer	Austria	Ski jumping
2014	Moan, MagnusMagnus Moan	Norway	Nordic combined
2014	Frenzel, EricEric Frenzel	Germany	Nordic combined
2014	Morgenstern, ThomasThomas Morgenstern	Austria	Ski jumping
2014	Domracheva, DaryaDarya Domracheva	Belarus	Biathlon
2015	Rønning, EldarEldar Rønning	Norway	Cross-country skiing
2015	Bardal, AndersAnders Bardal	Norway	Ski jumping
2015	Sagen, AnetteAnette Sagen	Norway	Ski jumping
2015	Stoch, KamilKamil Stoch	Poland	Ski jumping
2016	Kasai, NoriakiNoriaki Kasai	Japan	Ski jumping
2016	Boe, TarjeiTarjei Bø	Norway	Biathlon

Medalist breakdown

162 medalists total as of 2012.
Gender: 137 men, 25 women
Skiing discipline: 63 cross-country skiers, 27 Nordic combined skiers, 26 ski jumpers, 15 multiple Nordic skiing disciplines (competed in cross country, Nordic combined, and/or ski jumping), 15 Nordic skiers (discipline not listed on information found), 5 biathletes and 11 non-Nordic skiers total (listed above).
Nationality: 107 Norwegians, 15 Finns, 11 Germans (combines East Germany, West Germany, and unified Germany), 8 Swedes, 8 Russians (includes the Soviet Union), 3 Austrians, 2 Japanese, 2 Italians, 2 Swiss, 2 Poles, 1 Kazakh, 1 Estonian and 1 Frenchman.
Holmenkollen victories: 230.
Olympic medals (golds): 323 (136), including the medals of Eriksen and Stenmark.
World championship medals (gold): 451 (216), including the medals of Bjørnbakken, Eriksen, and Stenmark.
Two uncle-nephew combinations (Lauritz Bergendahl - 1910 and Lars Begendahl - 1939, and Harald Økern - 1924 and Olav Økern - 1950).
Two sets of brothers (Hemmestveit - 1928, Ruud - 1937, 1947, 1948).
One father-daughter combination (Martinsen - 1969, Skari - 2001).
One father-son-grandson combination (Haakon VII - 1955, Olav V - 1968, Harald V - 2007)
Four husband-wife teams (Alevtina Kolchina - 1963 & Pavel Kolchin - 1963, Toini Gustafsson - 1967 & Assar Rönnlund - 1968; Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi - 1989 & Harri Kirvesniemi - 1998; and King Harald V - 2007 & Queen Sonja - 2007).
Three athletes who took the Olympic Oath (Falkanger - 1952, Ulvang - 1991, Ogiwara - 1995).
Four future doping disqualifications (Yegorova - 1994 (caught in 1997), Lazutina - 1998 (2002), H. Kirvesniemi - 1998 (2001), Chepalova - 2004 (2009)).
One future lighter of the Olympic Flame (Belmondo - 1997).

References

Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file.
2007 Holmenkollen medalists announced - Accessed March 18, 2007.
Holmenkollen medal presented to Estil and Hjelmeset - Accessed March 21, 2007

Holmenkollen Medal

1895: Viktor Thorn (NOR)
1897: Asbjørn Nilssen (NOR)
1899: Paul Braaten (NOR), Robert Pehrson (NOR)
1901: Askel Refstad (NOR)
1903: Karl Hovelsen (NOR)
1904: Harald Smith (NOR)
1905: Jonas Holmen (NOR)
1907: Per Bakken
1908: Einar Kristiansen (NOR)
1909: Thorvald Hansen
1910: Lauritz Bergendahl
1911: Otto Tangen (NOR), Knut Holst (NOR)
1912: Olav Bjaaland (NOR)
1914: Johan Kristoffersen (NOR)
1915: Sverre Østbye (NOR)
1916: Lars Høgvold (NOR)
1918: Hassa Horn (NOR), Jørgen Hansen (NOR)
1919: Thorleif Haug (NOR), Otto Aasen (NOR)
1923: Thoralf Strømstad (NOR)
1924: Harald Økern (NOR), Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
1925: Einar Landvik (NOR)
1926: Jacob Tullin Thams
1927: Hagbart Haakonsen (NOR), Einar Lindboe (NOR)
1928: Torjus Hemmestveit (NOR), Mikkjel Hemmestveit (NOR)
1931: Hans Vinjarengen (NOR), Ole Stenen (NOR)
1934: Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR)
1935: Arne Rustadstuen (NOR)
1937: Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR), Birger Ruud (NOR), Martin P. Vangsli (NOR)
1938: Reidar Andersen (NOR), Johan R. Henriksen (NOR)
1939: Sven Selånger (SWE), Lars Bergendahl (NOR), Trygve Brodahl (NOR)
1940: Oscar Gjøslien (NOR), Annar Ryen (NOR)
1947: Elling Rønes (NOR)
1948: Asbjørn Ruud (NOR)
1949: Sigmund Ruud (NOR)
1950: Olav Økern (NOR)
1951: Simon Slåttvik (NOR)
1952: Stein Eriksen (NOR), Torbjørn Falkanger (NOR), Heikki Hasu (FIN), Nils Karlsson (SWE)
1953: Magnar Estenstad (NOR)
1954: Martin Stokken (NOR)
1955: Haakon VII (NOR), Hallgeir Brenden (NOR), Veikko Hakulinen (FIN), Sverre Stenersen (NOR)
1956: Borghild Niskin (NOR), Arnfinn Bergmann (NOR), Arne Hoel (NOR)
1957: Eero Kolehmainen (FIN)
1958: Inger Bjørnbakken (NOR), Håkon Brusveen (NOR)
1959: Gunder Gundersen (NOR)
1960: Helmut Recknagel (GDR), Sixten Jernberg (SWE), Sverre Stensheim (NOR), Tormod Knutsen (NOR)
1961: Harald Grønningen (NOR)
1962: Toralf Engan (NOR)
1963: Alevtina Kolchina (URS), Pavel Kolchin (URS), Astrid Sandvik (NOR), Torbjørn Yggeseth (NOR)
1964: Veikko Kankkonen (FIN), Eero Mäntyranta (FIN), Georg Thoma (FRG), Halvor Næs (NOR)
1965: Arto Tiainen (FIN), Bengt Eriksson (SWE), Arne Larsen (NOR)
1967: Toini Gustafsson (SWE), Ole Ellefsæter (NOR)
1968: Olav V (NOR), Assar Rönnlund (SWE), Gjermund Eggen (NOR), Bjørn Wirkola (NOR)
1969: Odd Martinsen (NOR)
1970: Pål Tyldum (NOR)
1971: Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN), Berit Mørdre Lammedal (NOR), Reidar Hjermstad (NOR)
1972: Rauno Miettinen (FIN), Magne Myrmo (NOR)
1973: Einar Bergsland (NOR), Ingolf Mork (NOR), Franz Keller (FRG)
1974: Juha Mieto (FIN)
1975: Gerhard Grimmer (GDR), Oddvar Brå (NOR), Ivar Formo (NOR)
1976: Ulrich Wehling (GDR)
1977: Helena Takalo (FIN), Hilkka Kuntola (FIN), Walter Steiner (SUI)
1979: Ingemar Stenmark (SWE), Erik Håker (NOR), Raisa Smetanina (URS)
1980: Thomas Wassberg (SWE)
1981: Johan Sætre (NOR)
1983: Berit Aunli (NOR), Tom Sandberg (NOR)
1984: Lars-Erik Eriksen (NOR), Jakob Vaage (NOR), Armin Kogler (AUT)
1985: Anette Bøe (NOR), Per Bergerud (NOR), Gunde Svan (SWE)
1986: Britt Pettersen (NOR)
1987: Matti Nykänen (FIN), Hermann Weinbuch (FRG)
1989: Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1991: Vegard Ulvang (NOR), Trond Einar Elden (NOR), Ernst Vettori (AUT), Jens Weißflog (GER)
1992: Yelena Välbe (RUS)
1993: Emil Kvanlid (NOR)
1994: Lyubov Yegorova (RUS), Vladimir Smirnov (KAZ), Espen Bredesen (NOR)
1995: Kenji Ogiwara (JPN)
1996: Manuela Di Centa (ITA)
1997: Bjarte Engen Vik (NOR), Stefania Belmondo (ITA), Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR)
1998: Fred Børre Lundberg (NOR), Larisa Lazutina (RUS), Alexey Prokurorov (RUS), Harri Kirvesniemi (FIN)
1999: Kazuyoshi Funaki (JPN)
2001: Adam Małysz (POL), Bente Skari (NOR), Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)
2003: Felix Gottwald (AUT), Ronny Ackermann (GER)
2004: Yuliya Chepalova (RUS)
2005: Andrus Veerpalu (EST)
2007: Frode Estil (NOR), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (NOR), Harald V (NOR), Sonja (NOR), Simon Ammann (SUI)
2010: Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
2011: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Michael Greis (GER), Andrea Henkel (GER), Janne Ahonen (FIN)
2012: Magdalena Neuner (GER), Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)
2013: Tora Berger (NOR), Martin Fourcade (FRA), Therese Johaug (NOR), Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT)
2014: Magnus Moan (NOR), Eric Frenzel (GER), Thomas Morgenstern (AUT), Darya Domracheva (BLR)
2015: Eldar Rønning (NOR), Anders Bardal (NOR), Anette Sagen (NOR), Kamil Stoch (POL)
2016: Noriaki Kasai (JPN)

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