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Mikal Kirkholt

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Mikal Kirkholt
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo 4 × 10 km relay

Mikal Kirkholt (9 December 1920 – 28 June 2012) was a Norwegian cross-country skier.

He represented the club IL Troll. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo he finished twelfth in the 18 kilometres and won a silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay.[1] He retired after the Olympics, to marry and work in Sunndal, but later returned to live and work at the family farm in Rindal.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   18 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1952 27 12 Silver

References

  1. ^ Mikal Kirkholt's profile at Sports Reference.com
  2. ^ Mollan, Aud (11 July 2012). "Med OL-sølv fra Oslo 1952". Adresseavisen. p. 27.