Tor Håkon Holte
Norwegian cross-country skier
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Tor Håkon Holte (born 1 August 1958) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1987. He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished ninth in the 50 km event at those same championships.
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| Born | 1 August 1958 Drammen, Norway | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Hokksund IL | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 7 (1982–1988) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (2nd in 1985) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Holte also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1984. His best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was eight in the 15 km event in 1984.
Holte's only other international victory was a 50 km event in Lahti in 1985.
Holte has four individual Norwegian championships on 50 km and one on 15 km.
He is the brother of Geir Holte, and a nephew of Tove and Torbjørn Paule.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 26 | — | 13 | 9 | Gold |
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
- 2 victories
- 7 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981–82 | 9 January 1982 |  Reit im Winkl, West Germany | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 2 | 1982–83 | 18 December 1982 |  Davos, Switzerland | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd |
| 3 | 1983–84 | 10 March 1984 | Oslo, Norway | 50 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
| 4 | 1984–85 | 15 December 1984 | Davos, Switzerland | 30 km Individual | World Cup | 3rd |
| 5 | 16 February 1985 |  Aleko, Bulgaria | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 6 | 23 February 1985 |  Syktyvkar, Soviet Union | 15 km Individual | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 7 | 3 March 1985 |  Lahti, Finland | 50 km Individual | World Cup | 1st |
Team podiums
- 1 victory
- 2 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1984–85 | 24 January 1985 |  Seefeld, Austria | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Championships[1] | 1st | Monsen / Mikkelsplass / Aunli |
| 2 | 10 March 1985 |  Falun, Sweden | 4 × 10 km Relay | World Cup | 3rd | Monsen / G. Holte / Mikkelsplass | |
Note: 1 Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
