What is Gjermund Eggen?
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} [[File:Gjermund Eggen 1966b.jpg|right|200px]] '''Gjermund Eggen''' (5 June 1941 – 6 May 2019) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[cross-country skier]]. He won three gold medals at the [[1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]]. He was awarded the [[Holmenkollen medal]] in 1968. He competed at the [[1968 Winter Olympics]] in the 30&nbsp;km event, but finished only 34th.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/eg/gjermund-eggen-1.html |title=Gjermund Eggen |access-date=2019-05-07 |archive-date=2020-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034927/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/eg/gjermund-eggen-1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Eggen was born in [[Engerdal]], Norway. Eggen died in [[Elverum]], Norway on 6 May 2019 at age 77.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eide |first1=Stein S. |last2=Moen Holø |first2=Ragnhild |title=Gjermund Eggen er død |url=https://www.nrk.no/ho/gjermund-eggen-er-dod-1.14540659 |access-date=6 May 2019 |work=NRK |date=6 May 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IOC profile}} * {{Olympic Channel}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk |date=24 February 2007 |title=Holmenkollen medalists}} – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk |date=24 February 2007 |title=Holmenkollen winners since 1892}} – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Eggen, Gjermund}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Norwegian skiers]] [[Category:Olympians for Norway]] {{sports-bio-stub}}