Olav Kjelbotn

	Olav Kjelbotn
Full name	Olav Kornelius Kjelbotn
nation	Norway
birthday	October 5, 1898
place of birth	Fosnes , Norway
date of death	17th May 1966
Place of death	Namsos , Norway
Career
society	Namsos IL
Medal table
Nordic World Ski Championships

Olav Kornelius Kjelbotn (born October 5, 1898 in Fosnes , † May 17, 1966 in Namsos ) was a Norwegian cross-country skier .

Career

Kjelbotn, who started for the Namsos IL, became the Norwegian champion over 30 km in 1924 . In 1926 he won the 50 km run at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival and won the bronze medal over 50 km at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti . He also achieved seventh place over 30 km there. He completed his last international race in 1928 at the Olympic Winter Games in St. Moritz . He came in fourth place over 50 km.

Olav Kjelbotn in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
Olav Kjelbotn on skisport365.com
Olav Kjelbotn in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Olav Kjelbotn on Olympic.org - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Kjelbotn, Olav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kjelbotn, Olav Kornelius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Norwegian cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH	October 5, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fosnes
DATE OF DEATH	17th May 1966
Place of death	Namsos