Erling Kristiansen

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Erling Kristiansen (born October 3, 1923 in Oslo , † July 25, 2009 in Rud ) was a Norwegian cyclist .

Erling Kristiansen was the dominant road cyclist in Norway from the 1940s to the 1950s. During this time he was Norwegian champion 23 times in individual and team time trials and three times in individual road races. He drove at the UCI track world championships in 1949 and 1950 and at the Scandinavian championships. He started twice in the road races in the individual as well as in the team driving at the Olympic Games ; In 1948 in London he did not finish in both competitions, in 1952 he was 25th in the road race in Helsinki and tenth in the team time trial (with Odd Berg and Lorang Christiansen ).

Kristiansen was for many years a member of the board of the Norwegian Cycling Federation; from 1959 to 1960 he was its deputy chairman. At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich , he looked after the later gold medal winner in the single pursuit , Knut Knudsen .

In 1946 and 1947 Erling Kristiansen was awarded the “King's Cup”. He received the gold plaque of the Norwegian Association and was an honorary member of his association, the IK Hero . In civil life, he first worked in the furniture industry and later in Norway's largest sporting goods store. In addition, he was active as a long-distance runner for many years.

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SURNAME Kristiansen, Erling
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo
DATE OF DEATH July 25, 2009
Place of death Rud