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Oddvar Brå

Norwegian cross-country skier
Person human Q729348

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
March 16, 1951
Place of birth
Hølonda Municipality, Melhus Municipality[5]
Country of citizenship
Norway[6]
Occupation
cross-country skier, cross-country skiing coach
Award received
Aftenposten Gold Medal, Egebergs Ærespris, Holmenkollen Medal, Olavstatuetten, South Trøndelag county Culture Award[7][8][9][10][11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian[32]
Affiliation
WorldVentures[33]
Described by source
Hvem er Hvem? (1994)[17]
Family name
Brå[15]
Given name
Oddvar[16]
Height
+183[34]
Mass
+73[35]
Member of sports team
IL Leik[13]
Participant in
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989, cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – men's 15 kilometres, cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay, cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – men's 30 kilometres, cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics – men's 50 kilometres, cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – men's 15 kilometres, cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – men's 30 kilometres, cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – men's 50 kilometres, cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay, cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – men's 30 kilometres, cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – men's 15 kilometre classical, cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Sport
cross-country skiing[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oddvar Brå ar أودفار برو de Oddvar Bra fa اودوار برئو fi Oddvar Bra fi Oddvar Braa fr Oddvar Bra it Oddvar Bra it Oddvar Braa ru Оддвар Бро sv Brå sv Oddvar Braa
🔖 Identifiers · 18
VIAF cluster ID
117149106192068491486
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Holmenkollen Ski Festival 1980 DEX PR 014277 (cropped).jpg ↗
FIS cross-country skier ID
6747
Film.ru person ID
oddvar-br
Freebase ID
/m/0d7zs5
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Oddvar_Brå
IMDb ID
nm2162036
IdRef ID
249764717
InterSportStats athlete ID
2000013072
JRC Names ID
1191602
Munzinger Sport number
01000002436
NE.se ID
oddvar-brå
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Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Oddvar_Brå
Olympedia people ID
84436
Prabook ID
2110370
Runeberg author ID
braoddva
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
br/oddvar-bra-1
ČSFD person ID
823222

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🔗 Connections
Participant in 12
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1974, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989, cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – men's 15 kilometres, cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics – men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay, cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – men's 15 kilometres, cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – men's 30 kilometres +4 more
Award received 3
Holmenkollen Medal, Egebergs Ærespris, Aftenposten Gold Medal
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Given name 1
Oddvar
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Norwegian
Occupation 1
cross-country skier
Place of birth 1
Hølonda Municipality
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
cross-country skiing
← FactGrid item ID 1
Promin
← Flag bearer 1
Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics
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Summary

Oddvar Brå was born on March 16, 1951[1], in Hølonda Municipality[2]. He has worked as a cross-country skier[3] and cross-country skiing coach[4].

FAQs

Where was Oddvar Brå born?

Oddvar Brå's place of birth was Hølonda Municipality[2].

What did Oddvar Brå do for work?

Oddvar Brå worked as a cross-country skier[3] and cross-country skiing coach[4].

What awards did Oddvar Brå receive?

Honors received include Aftenposten Gold Medal[7], Egebergs Ærespris[8], Holmenkollen Medal[9], and Olavstatuetten[10].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Hvem er Hvem? (1994). wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . fis-ski.com. Retrieved . fis-ski.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . fis-ski.com. Retrieved . fis-ski.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . fis-ski.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . fis-ski.com. Retrieved . fis-ski.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . fis-ski.com. Retrieved . fis-ski.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . fis-ski.com. Retrieved . fis-ski.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . fis-ski.com. Retrieved . fis-ski.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . fis-ski.com. Retrieved . fis-ski.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Kapital (magazine). wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Strainubot bot · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'nn', '
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  2. 19d ago · Ajarmund · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem? (1994)
    Place of birth → Hølonda Municipality, Melhus Municipality
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  3. 21d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'nn', '
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  4. 11w ago · Jssfrk · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+183'}
    Sex or gender → male
    Award received → Aftenposten Gold Medal, Egebergs Ærespris, Holmenkollen Medal +2
    Sport → cross-country skiing
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Runeberg author ID: braoddva, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/106612770|Oddvar Brå (#106612770)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/837|Runeberg author]] #mi"
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