Oddvar Brå
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Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hølonda, Norway | 16 March 1951||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | IL Leik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 9 – (1982–1989, 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (5th in 1982) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oddvar Brå (born 16 March 1951) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He was among the best skiers in Norway, the three-times winner of the World Cup (1972–73, then named "World ranking", 1974–75 and 1978–79) and the winner of 16 national championships. His success in the major international championships was more modest.
Career
Brå participated in the
Brå also won three relay medals at the
Brå's best individual achievement in the Olympics was a fourth place in the 15 km event in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He received the Egebergs Ærespris in 1987 for his accomplishments in cross-country skiing and athletics.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
Olympic Games
- 2 medals – (2 silver)
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1972 | 21 | 9 | — | — | Silver |
1976 | 25 | — | 19 | DNF | — |
1980 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 7 | Silver |
1984 | 33 | — | 32 | — | — |
1988 | 37 | 4 | — | — | 6 |
World Championships
- 4 medals – (2 gold, 2 bronze)
Year | Age | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1974 | 23 | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | Bronze |
1978 | 27 | — | — | 9 | — | Bronze |
1982 | 31 | Gold | — | — | 10 | Gold |
1985 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
1987 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
1989 | 38 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
World Cup
Season standings
Season | Age | Overall |
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1982 | 31 | 5 |
1983 | 32 | 15 |
1984 | 33 | 15 |
1985 | 34 | 36 |
1986 | 35 | 24 |
1987 | 36 | NC |
1988 | 37 | 13 |
1989 | 38 | 30 |
1991 | 40 | NC |
Individual podiums
- 2 victories
- 4 podiums
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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1 | 1981–82 | 23 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 15 km Individual | World Championships[1] | 1st |
2 | 7 March 1982 | Lahti, Finland | 50 km Individual | World Cup | 1st | |
3 | 1983–84 | 17 March 1984 | Fairbanks, United States | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
4 | 1987–88 | 27 March 1988 | Rovaniemi, Finland | 50 km Individual C | World Cup | 2nd |
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 1 podium
No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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1 | 1981–82 | 25 February 1982 | Oslo, Norway | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Eriksen / Aunli / Mikkelsplass |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- ^ Segal, David (12 February 2018). "Where Were You When Oddvar Bra Broke His Pole?". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "BRAA Oddvar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Holmenkollen medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 2007) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
External links
- Oddvar Braa at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Oddvar Brå at FIS (cross-country)
- Oddvar Brå at Olympedia