Ola Skarholt

Ola Skarholt (born November 30, 1939 - † June 18, 2017 ) was a Norwegian orienteer . In 1970 he became world champion with the Norwegian relay.

Skarholt was runner-up in Europe in 1964 with the Norwegian relay team (Skarholt, Per Kristiansen , Magne Lystad and Stig Berge ). The following year, the Norwegian relay with Skarholt, Åge Hadler , Peer Staff and Stig Berge became Nordic champions. At the first two orienteering world championships in Fiskari in 1966 and in Linköping in 1968 , the Norwegians won bronze with Skarholt. In 1970 the relay won the gold medal at the World Championships in the GDR. Skarholt ran in a team with Stig Berge, Per Fosser and Åge Hadler, the lead over the second-placed Swedish relay was over 15 minutes. Skarholt narrowly missed an individual medal in 1970. When Stig Berge won, Skarholt was ten seconds behind third-placed Dieter Hulliger from Switzerland.

He died in 2017 at the age of 77.

Placements

	World championships			European championships			North. Championships			Norwegian championships
year	E.	St.		E.	St.		E.	St.		E.	N	St.
1962				8th.	3.
1963
1964				13.	2.
1965							17th	1.
1966	12.	3.
1967							36.	4th
1968	5.	3.
1969							14th	disq.
1970	4th	1.
1971
1972	16.
Explanation: OWC = overall World Cup / Sp = sprint, KD = short distance, MD = middle distance, LD = long distance, Kl = classic distance, E = individual competition, St = relay, N = night orienteering

Web links

• World Championship results
• Results of the Nordic Championships

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dødsannonse: Ola Skarholt In: jolstad.vareminnesider.no; accessed on September 30, 2018
2. ↑ ^{a b} Nekrolog: Ola Skarholt. In: Aftenposten. June 30, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018 .