Odd Harsheim, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Odd Harsheim

Norwegian sportsman

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1924

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1994

Profession: goldsmith, sailor, orienteer, biathlete

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Odd Harsheim

  • Odd Harsheim (20 July 1924 – 21 June 1994) was a Norwegian goldsmith, military officer, multi-sportsperson and sports official. As a sportsman he was best known for his profess in sailing.
  • In the 5.5 Metre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics he was a crew for Peder Lunde in the boat Viking.
  • They finished fifth.
  • In the 5.5 Metre event at the 1960 Summer Olympics he was a crew for Finn Ferner in the boat Struten.
  • They finished seventh.
  • Harsheim represented the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club.He also competed on a national level in orienteering, biathlon, Nordic combined and ski jumping.
  • He won the Ladies' Cup at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 1946.
  • For many years past his active age he was active in the Association for the Promotion of Skiing.
  • He chaired the organizational committee for the Holmenkollen Ski Festival from 1959 to 1961, having previously led the ski jumping contest since 1956.
  • He was a council member of the Association for the Promotion of Skiing until 1986.
  • He was admitted to the exclusive social club for skiers, SK Ull, in 1983.
  • He served as the club's chairman from 1992 until his death in 1994.He studied in the United States, and worked as a goldsmith in the family company Lars Harsheim.
  • He also became involved in the military, starting during the Second World War.
  • He joined Milorg in the Norwegian resistance to the German occupation, and was imprisoned in Grini concentration camp from 15 May to 1 July 1942.
  • He was decorated with the Defence Medal 1940–1945.
  • After the war he became a conscript officer in the Norwegian Home Guard, and in 1963 he became the first leader of the Skier Company (Norwegian: Skiløperkompaniet) in the home guard district HV-02, and remained so until 1978.
  • He was also a board member of the Norwegian Conscript Officers' Federation.

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