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{{Short description|Norwegian cross-country skier (1911–2000)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{NOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948 St. Moritz]] | [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|4 × 10 km relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1938 Lahti]]| 4 × 10 km relay}}
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'''Olav Økern''' (3 June 1911 &ndash; 11 April 2000) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]] who competed in the 1930s and 1940s. He won a bronze in the 4 × 10&nbsp;km relay at the [[1948 Winter Olympics]] in [[St. Moritz]].
In addition, he won a silver in the 4 × 10&nbsp;km relay at the [[1938 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]] and the 18&nbsp;km event at the 1940 [[Holmenkollen ski festival]]. Because of those wins, Økern earned the [[Holmenkollen medal]] in 1950. His uncle, [[Harald Økern]], had earned the same medal in 1924.
==Cross-country skiing results==
All results are sourced from the [[International Ski Federation|International Ski Federation (FIS)]].<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=44832&type=st-WC |title= OEKERN Olav |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>
===Olympic Games===
* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;18&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] || ''36'' || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 18 kilometre|13]]  || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre|—]] || bgcolor="cc9966"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|'''Bronze''']]
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] || ''40'' ||   [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 18 kilometre|—]]  ||  [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre|4]] || [[Cross-country skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|—]]
|-
|}
===World Championships===
* 1 medal – (1 silver)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;18&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1938|1938]] || ''26'' ||61 ||— ||style="background:silver;"|'''Silver'''
|-
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*{{FIS cross-country skier|44832|Olav Oekern}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{in lang|no}}
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{{Holmenkollen medal}}
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[[Category:1911 births]]
[[Category:2000 deaths]]
[[Category:Norwegian male cross-country skiers]]
[[Category:Olympic cross-country skiers for Norway]]
[[Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Norway]]
[[Category:Holmenkollen medalists]]
[[Category:Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing]]
[[Category:FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century Norwegian sportsmen]]
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