Ivar Formo
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Medal record
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Ivar Formo (24 June 1951 – 26 December 2006) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and orienteer who competed during the 1970s.
Career
He won four medals at the
1978). Formo also competed in orienteering, winning a bronze medal in the relay at the 1974 world championships, where he also placed ninth in the individual contest.[1]
He represented the club
Holmenkollen medal in 1975 (shared with Gerhard Grimmer and his good friend and rival Oddvar Brå) and Egebergs Ærespris
in 1973.
In 1979 he was part of the Lyn Jukola orienteering relay winning team.
After retiring as an athlete he had a successful career as a businessman, and served as chairman of the cross-country committee (1983–1988) in the
International Ski Federation.[2]
Formo earned an engineering degree, and was chairman of the board of Ignis at the time of his death.
Formo was found drowned in the lake
Store Sandungen in Nordmarka, the forests surrounding Oslo. He had gone jogging and skating through the area and had most likely fallen through the ice.[3] He was survived by his two sons, and his partner during fifteen years, former orienteering competitor Wenche Jacobsen.[3]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
- 4 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20 | Bronze | — | — | Silver |
| 1976 | 24 | 5 | 11 | Gold | Silver |
World Championships
- 2 medals – (2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 12 | Bronze |
| 1978 | 26 | 14 | — | — | Bronze |
References
- ^ "World Orienteering Championships 1974". International Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ FIS Newsflash Edition 108. January 3, 2007.
- ^ a b "Tok farvel med Ivar Formo". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 5 January 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "FORMO Ivar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
External links
- databaseOlympics.com profile on Formo – Accessed December 27, 2006.
- Formo's death announced – Accessed December 27, 2006 (in English).
- Formo's death announced Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine – Accessed December 27, 2006 (in Norwegian).
- Formo's training schedule in preparation for the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck – Accessed December 27, 2006.
- Ivar Formo at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
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