Ronny Fredrik Ansnes
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1989 |
| Died | 15 July 2018 (aged 29) Meldal Municipality, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Norway |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Club | Klæbu IL |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 3 – (2011–2013) |
| Indiv. starts | 4 |
| Indiv. podiums | 0 |
| Team starts | 2 |
| Team podiums | 1 |
| Team wins | 0 |
| Overall titles | 0 – (119th in 2011) |
| Discipline titles | 0 |
Ronny Fredrik Ansnes (28 June 1989 – c.15 July 2018) was a Norwegian cross-country skier.
He made his World Cup debut in February 2011 in Drammen, also breaking the top 15-barrier with a 13th place in the 15 kilometre race. He also finished second in a relay race in November 2011 in Sjusjøen. Ansnes also contested the Holmenkollen 50 kilometre race in 2012 and 2013 and a World Cup race in La Clusaz in January 2013 before retiring in 2014.[1] He also won an individual silver medal at the Norwegian Championships, the 15 kilometre race in 2012, as well as a relay bronze medal in 2010.[2]
He hailed from Klæbu Municipality[2] and represented the sports club Byåsen IL.[1]
Ansnes drowned in July 2018 in the Resa river in Resdalen in Meldal Municipality. He was found on 16 July, probably having drowned on the previous day.[2] He was 29.
