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Holmenkollen Medal

Norwegian skiing award

Field	Value
name	Holmenkollen Medal
subheader	Holmenkollenmedaljen
image	Skiforeningen.jpg
caption	Skiforeningen seal
awarded_for	Achievements in, or the advancement of, skiing
location	Holmenkollen, Oslo
country	Norway
presenter	Skiforeningen
eligibility	Skiing athletes and contributors
venue	Holmenkollen National Arena
year	1895
website
image2	[[File:Borgerdådsmedaljen_stripe.svg	100px]]
caption2	Ribbon of the medal

The Holmenkollen Medal (Norwegian: Holmenkollenmedaljen) is an annual honorary skiing award that has been issued by the Skiforeningen in Norway since 1895. It recognizes the outstanding achievements of skiing athletes who place at the top of international championships and at Holmenkollen Ski Festival events, as well as those who contribute to advancement of the sport of skiing. The Holmenkollen Medal is considered Norwegian skiing highest honor.

History

The Holmenkollen Medal was established by the Skiforeningen, also known as the Association for the Promotion of Skiing, in 1894. Andreas Bloch, a Norwegian artist, designed the medal. It contains the ski association's emblem and the phrase, "Idræt for fædrelandet", which means sports for the fatherland. The medal was first awarded in 1895.

The board of the Skiforeningen selects the award winners. In its early years, the award was given for placement at events held during the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. In the latter part of the 20th century, the board considered results at major international ski events and at Holmonkollen. The medal is mostly awarded to active skiers in the Nordic skiing disciplines, though Alpine skiers have received the distinction. A skiing museum curator and members of the Norwegian royal family have also been among past medal recipients. Since 2011, Biathetes have received the award.

The medal is awarded during the Holmenkollen Ski Festival and may be presented to the recipient by a Norwegian monarch**.** There are some years in which the medal is not awarded.

List of medalists

Award winners are from the Skiforeningen.

Year	Medalist	Country	Sport or Category
1895			Nordic combined
1897	{{sortname	Asbjørn	Nilssen	Nilssen, Asbjorn}}
1899			Nordic combined
		Nordic combined
1901	Aksel Refstad		Nordic combined
1903			Nordic combined
1904			Nordic combined
1905			Nordic combined
1907			Nordic combined
1908			Nordic combined
1909			Nordic combined
1910			Nordic combined
1911			Nordic combined
		Nordic combined
1912			Nordic combined
1914			Nordic combined
1915	{{sortname	Sverre	Østbye	Ostbye, Sverre}}
1916	{{sortname	Lars	Høgvold	Hogvold, Lars}}
1918			Nordic combined
		Nordic combined
1919			Nordic combined
		Nordic combined
1923	{{sortname	Thoralf	Strømstad	Stromstad, Thoralf}}
1924	{{sortname	Harald	Økern	Okern, Harald}}
{{sortname	Johan	Grøttumsbråten	Grottumsbraten, Johan}}		Nordic combined
1925			Nordic combined
1926			Ski jumping
1927			Cross-country skiing
		Nordic combined
1928			Nordic combined
		Nordic combined
1931			Nordic combined
		Nordic combined
1934	{{sortname	Oddbjørn	Hagen	Hagen, Oddbjorn}}
1935			Nordic combined
1937			Nordic combined
		Ski jumping
		Cross-country skiing
1938			Ski jumping
		Cross-country skiing
1939	{{sortname	Sven	Selånger	Selanger, Sven}}
		Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
1940	{{sortname	Oscar	Gjøslien	Gjoslien}}
		Cross-country skiing
1947	{{sortname	Elling	Rønes	Rones, Elling}}
1948	{{sortname	Asbjørn	Ruud	Ruud, Asbjorn}}
1949			Ski jumping
1950	{{sortname	Olav	Økern	Okern, Olav}}
1951	{{sortname	Simon	Slåttvik	Slattvik, Simon}}
1952			Alpine skiing
{{sortname	Torbjørn	Falkanger	Falkanger, Torbjorn}}		Ski jumping
		Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
1953			Nordic combined
1954			Nordic combined
1955	Haakon VII		Royalty
		Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
		Nordic combined
1956			Alpine skiing
		Ski jumping
		Ski jumping
1957			Cross-country skiing
1958	{{sortname	Inger	Bjørnbakken	Bjornbakken, Inger}}
{{sortname	Håkon	Brusveen	Brusveen, Hakon}}		Cross-country skiing
1959			Nordic combined
1960			Ski jumping
		Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
		Nordic combined
1961	{{sortname	Harald	Grønningen	Gronningen, Harald}}
1962			Ski jumping
1963			Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
		Alpine skiing
{{sortname	Torbjørn	Yggeseth	Yggeseth, Torbjorn}}		Ski jumping
1964			Ski jumping
{{sortname	Eero	Mäntyranta	Mantyranta, Eero}}		Cross-country skiing
		Nordic combined
{{sortname	Halvor	Næs	Nas, Halvor}}		Cross-country skiing
1965			Cross-country skiing
		Nordic combined
		Nordic combined
1967	{{sortname	Ole	Ellefsæter	Ellefsater, Ole}}
		Cross-country skiing
1968	Olav V		Royalty
{{sortname	Assar	Rönnlund	Ronnlund, Assar}}		Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
{{sortname	Bjørn	Wirkola	Wirkola, Bjorn}}		Ski jumping
1969			Cross-country skiing
1970	{{sortname	Pål	Tyldum	Tyldum, Pal}}
1971			Cross-country skiing
{{sortname	Berit Mørdre	Lammedal	Lammedal, Berit Mordre}}		Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
1972			Nordic combined
		Cross-country skiing
1973			Nordic combined
		Ski jumping
		Cross-country skiing
1974			Cross-country skiing
1975			Cross-country skiing
{{sortname	Oddvar	Brå	Bra, Oddvar}}		Cross-country skiing
		Nordic combined
1976			Nordic combined
1977			Cross-country skiing
		Nordic combined
		Ski jumping
1979			Alpine skiing
{{sortname	Erik	Håker	Haker, Erik}}		Alpine skiing
		Cross-country skiing
1980			Cross-country skiing
1981	{{sortname	Johan	Sætre	Satre, Johan}}
1983			Cross-country skiing
		Nordic combined
1984			Cross-country skiing
		Curator
		Ski jumping
1985	{{sortname	Anette	Bøe	Boe, Anette}}
		Ski jumping
		Cross-country skiing
1986			Cross-country skiing
1987	{{sortname	Matti	Nykänen	Nykanen, Matti}}
		Nordic combined
1989			Cross-country skiing
1991			Cross-country skiing
		Nordic combined
		Ski jumping
{{sortname	Jens	Weißflog	Weissflog, Jens}}		Ski jumping
1992	{{sortname	Yelena	Välbe	Valbe, Yelena}}
1993			Nordic combined
1994			Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
		Ski jumping
1995			Nordic combined
1996			Cross-country skiing
1997			Nordic combined
		Cross-country skiing
{{sortname	Bjørn	Dæhlie	Dahlie, Bjorn}}		Cross-country skiing
1998	{{sortname	Fred Børre	Lundberg	Lundberg, Fred Borre}}
		Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
1999			Ski jumping
2001	{{sortname	Adam	Małysz	Malysz, Adam}}
		Cross-country skiing
		Cross-country skiing
2003			Nordic combined
2003			Nordic combined
2004			Cross-country skiing
2005			Cross-country skiing
2007			Cross-country skiing
{{sortname	Odd-Bjørn	Hjelmeset	Hjelmeset, Odd-Bjorn}}		Cross-country skiing
Harald V		Royalty
Queen Sonja		Royalty
		Ski jumping
2010	{{sortname	Marit	Bjørgen	Bjørgen, Marit}}
2011	{{sortname	Ole Einar	Bjørndalen	Bjørndalen, Ole Einar}}
		Biathlon
		Biathlon
		Ski jumping
2012			Biathlon
		Biathlon
2013			Biathlon
		Biathlon
		Cross-country skiing
		Ski jumping
2014			Nordic combined
		Nordic combined
		Ski jumping
		Biathlon
2015			Cross-country skiing
		Ski jumping
		Ski jumping
		Ski jumping
2016			Ski jumping
{{sortname	Tarjei	Bø	Bo, Tarjei}}		Biathlon
2017	{{sortname	Marie	Dorin Habert	Dorin Habert, Marie}}
{{sortname	Sara	Takanashi	Takanashi, Sara}}		Ski jumping
2018	{{sortname	Charlotte	Kalla	Kalla, Charlotte}}
Princess Astrid		Royalty
{{sortname	Hannu	Manninen	Manninen, Hannu}}		Nordic combined
{{sortname	Kaisa	Mäkäräinen	Makarainen, Kaisa}}		Biathlon
2021	{{sortname	Maren	Lundby	Lundby, Maren}}
{{sortname	Johannes Thingnes	Bø	Bo, Johannes Thingnes}}		Biathlon
{{sortname	Dario	Cologna	Cologna, Dario}}		Cross-country skiing
{{sortname	Johannes	Rydzek	Rydzek, Johannes}}		Nordic combined
2022	{{sortname	Tiril	Eckhoff	Eckhoff, Tiril}}
{{sortname	Marte	Olsbu Røiseland	Olsbu Roiseland, Marte}}		Biathlon
{{sortname	Johannes Høsflot	Klæbo	Klabo, Johannes Hosflot}}		Cross-country skiing
{{sortname	Jørgen	Graabak	Graabak, Jorgen}}		Nordic combined
2023	{{sortname	Maiken Caspersen	Falla	Falla, Maiken Caspersen}}
{{sortname	Stefan	Kraft	Kraft, Stefan}}		Ski jumping
2024	Jessie Diggins		Cross-country skiing
Simen Hegstad Krüger		Cross-country skiing
Jarl Magnus Riiber		Nordic combined
2025	Iivo Niskanen		Cross-country skiing
Peter Prevc		Ski jumping
Akito Watabe		Nordic combined
Dorothea Wierer		Biathlon
Quentin Fillon Maillet

Gallery

|File:26651 Lauritz Bergendahl.jpg |Lauritz Bergendahl, 1910 |File:Holmenkollen Ski Festival 1972 DEX PR 014016.jpg |Magne Myrmo (left) and Rauno Miettinen (right), 1972

References

NRK. (2024-03-10). "Flere stjerner mottok Holmenkollmedaljen".
(2007-08-24). "Holmenkollmedaljen til kongeparet".
"Holmenkollmedaljen 2022".
(2023-08-23). "Holmenkollmedaljen". Store norske leksikon.

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