- Einar Bergsland
Einar Bergsland (1910-1982) was a Norwegian nordic skier who later became a promoter for the
Holmenkollen ski festival , foralpine skiing inNorway , and for the FIS.As a Nordic skier, Bergsland once beat the legendary
Johan Grøttumsbråten in competition. He also was national champion in rowing,golf , anddogsled racing . Later, Bergsland introduced alpine skiing to Norway, and was involved on the Holmenkollen organizing committee for 35 years, including 14 as president. From 1945 to 1951, he was Secretary-General of theInternational Ski Federation (FIS), later serving on the Council until 1969. Bergsland was also President of the Commission from 1951 to 1953 and served as an honorary member of the (FIS) until his 1982 death.He also wrote many skiing books, including one about the
1952 Winter Olympics inOslo (1951).For his lengthy and diverse service in skiing, Bergsland received the
Holmenkollen medal in 1973 (shared withIngolf Mork andFranz Keller ).External links
* [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/insidefis/history/formersecretarygenerals.html FIS Secretary General profile of Bergsland]
* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.aafla.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1984/ore195/ORE195zf.pdf Olympic Review (Jan.-Feb., 1984 digitzed version. p. 6.4 (p. 14 of 48 in digitized version)]
* [http://skiinghistory.org/AnnualIndex.html Preview of the 1952 Winter Olympics (1951)]
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