# Holmenkollen Medal

The Holmenkollen Medal (Norwegian: Holmenkollenmedaljen) is an annual honorary skiing award that has been issued by the Skiforeningen in Norway since 1895. It recognizes the outstanding achievements of skiing athletes who place at the top of international championships and at Holmenkollen Ski Festival events, as well as those who contribute to advancement of the sport of skiing. The Holmenkollen Medal is considered Norwegian skiing highest honor.

## History

The Holmenkollen Medal was established by the Skiforeningen, also known as the Association for the Promotion of Skiing, in 1894. Andreas Bloch, a Norwegian artist, designed the medal. It contains the ski association's emblem and the phrase, "Idræt for fædrelandet", which means sports for the fatherland. The medal was first awarded in 1895.
The board of the Skiforeningen selects the award winners. In its early years, the award was given for placement at events held during the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. In the latter part of the 20th century, the board considered results at major international ski events and at Holmonkollen. The medal is mostly awarded to active skiers in the Nordic skiing disciplines, though Alpine skiers have received the distinction. A skiing museum curator and members of the Norwegian royal family have also been among past medal recipients. Since 2011, Biathetes have received the award.
The medal is awarded during the Holmenkollen Ski Festival and may be presented to the recipient by a Norwegian monarch. There are some years in which the medal is not awarded.

## List of medalists

Award winners are from the Skiforeningen.
| Year | Medalist | Country | Sport or Category |
| 1895 | Viktor Thorn | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1897 | Asbjørn Nilssen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1899 | Paul Braaten | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1899 | Robert Pehrson | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1901 | Aksel Refstad | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1903 | Karl Hovelsen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1904 | Harald Smith | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1905 | Jonas Holmen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1907 | Per Bakken | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1908 | Einar Kristiansen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1909 | Thorvald Hansen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1910 | Lauritz Bergendahl | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1911 | Otto Tangen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1911 | Knut Holst | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1912 | Olav Bjaaland | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1914 | Johan Kristoffersen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1915 | Sverre Østbye | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1916 | Lars Høgvold | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1918 | Hans Horn | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1918 | Jørgen Hansen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1919 | Thorleif Haug | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1919 | Otto Aasen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1923 | Thoralf Strømstad | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1924 | Harald Økern | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1924 | Johan Grøttumsbråten | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1925 | Einar Landvik | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1926 | Jacob Tullin Thams | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1927 | Hagbart Haakonsen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1927 | Einar Lindboe | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1928 | Torjus Hemmestveit | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1928 | Mikkjel Hemmestveit | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1931 | Hans Vinjarengen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1931 | Ole Stenen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1934 | Oddbjørn Hagen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1935 | Arne Rustadstuen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1937 | Olaf Hoffsbakken | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1937 | Birger Ruud | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1937 | Martin P. Vangsli | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1938 | Reidar Andersen | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1938 | Johan R. Henriksen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1939 | Sven Selånger | Sweden | Ski jumping |
| 1939 | Lars Bergendahl | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1939 | Trygve Brodahl | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1940 | Oscar Gjøslien | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1940 | Annar Ryen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1947 | Elling Rønes | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1948 | Asbjørn Ruud | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1949 | Sigmund Ruud | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1950 | Olav Økern | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1951 | Simon Slåttvik | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1952 | Stein Eriksen | Norway | Alpine skiing |
| 1952 | Torbjørn Falkanger | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1952 | Heikki Hasu | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1952 | Nils Karlsson | Sweden | Cross-country skiing |
| 1953 | Magnar Estenstad | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1954 | Martin Stokken | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1955 | Haakon VII | Norway | Royalty |
| 1955 | Hallgeir Brenden | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1955 | Veikko Hakulinen | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1955 | Sverre Stenersen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1956 | Borghild Niskin | Norway | Alpine skiing |
| 1956 | Arnfinn Bergmann | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1956 | Arne Hoel | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1957 | Eero Kolehmainen | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1958 | Inger Bjørnbakken | Norway | Alpine skiing |
| 1958 | Håkon Brusveen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1959 | Gunder Gundersen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1960 | Helmut Recknagel | East Germany | Ski jumping |
| 1960 | Sixten Jernberg | Sweden | Cross-country skiing |
| 1960 | Sverre Stensheim | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1960 | Tormod Knutsen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1961 | Harald Grønningen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1962 | Toralf Engan | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1963 | Alevtina Kolchina | Soviet Union | Cross-country skiing |
| 1963 | Pavel Kolchin | Soviet Union | Cross-country skiing |
| 1963 | Astrid Sandvik | Norway | Alpine skiing |
| 1963 | Torbjørn Yggeseth | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1964 | Veikko Kankkonen | Finland | Ski jumping |
| 1964 | Eero Mäntyranta | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1964 | Georg Thoma | West Germany | Nordic combined |
| 1964 | Halvor Næs | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1965 | Arto Tiainen | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1965 | Bengt Eriksson | Sweden | Nordic combined |
| 1965 | Arne Larsen | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1967 | Ole Ellefsæter | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1967 | Toini Gustafsson | Sweden | Cross-country skiing |
| 1968 | Olav V | Norway | Royalty |
| 1968 | Assar Rönnlund | Sweden | Cross-country skiing |
| 1968 | Gjermund Eggen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1968 | Bjørn Wirkola | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1969 | Odd Martinsen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1970 | Pål Tyldum | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1971 | Marjatta Kajosmaa | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1971 | Berit Mørdre Lammedal | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1971 | Reidar Hjermstad | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1972 | Rauno Miettinen | Finland | Nordic combined |
| 1972 | Magne Myrmo | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1973 | Einar Bergsland | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1973 | Ingolf Mork | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1973 | Franz Keller | West Germany | Cross-country skiing |
| 1974 | Juha Mieto | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1975 | Gerhard Grimmer | East Germany | Cross-country skiing |
| 1975 | Oddvar Brå | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1975 | Ivar Formo | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1976 | Ulrich Wehling | East Germany | Nordic combined |
| 1977 | Helena Takalo | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1977 | Hilkka Kuntola | Finland | Nordic combined |
| 1977 | Walter Steiner | Switzerland | Ski jumping |
| 1979 | Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden | Alpine skiing |
| 1979 | Erik Håker | Norway | Alpine skiing |
| 1979 | Raisa Smetanina | Soviet Union | Cross-country skiing |
| 1980 | Thomas Wassberg | Sweden | Cross-country skiing |
| 1981 | Johan Sætre | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1983 | Berit Aunli | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1983 | Tom Sandberg | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1984 | Lars-Erik Eriksen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1984 | Jacob Vaage | Norway | Curator |
| 1984 | Armin Kogler | Austria | Ski jumping |
| 1985 | Anette Bøe | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1985 | Per Bergerud | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1985 | Gunde Svan | Sweden | Cross-country skiing |
| 1986 | Britt Pettersen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1987 | Matti Nykänen | Finland | Ski jumping |
| 1987 | Hermann Weinbuch | West Germany | Nordic combined |
| 1989 | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1991 | Vegard Ulvang | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1991 | Trond Einar Elden | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1991 | Ernst Vettori | Austria | Ski jumping |
| 1991 | Jens Weißflog | Germany | Ski jumping |
| 1992 | Yelena Välbe | Russia | Cross-country skiing |
| 1993 | Emil Kvanlid | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1994 | Lyubov Yegorova | Russia | Cross-country skiing |
| 1994 | Vladimir Smirnov | Kazakhstan | Cross-country skiing |
| 1994 | Espen Bredesen | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 1995 | Kenji Ogiwara | Japan | Nordic combined |
| 1996 | Manuela Di Centa | Italy | Cross-country skiing |
| 1997 | Bjarte Engen Vik | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1997 | Stefania Belmondo | Italy | Cross-country skiing |
| 1997 | Bjørn Dæhlie | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 1998 | Fred Børre Lundberg | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 1998 | Larisa Lazutina | Russia | Cross-country skiing |
| 1998 | Alexey Prokurorov | Russia | Cross-country skiing |
| 1998 | Harri Kirvesniemi | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 1999 | Kazuyoshi Funaki | Japan | Ski jumping |
| 2001 | Adam Małysz | Poland | Ski jumping |
| 2001 | Bente Skari | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2001 | Thomas Alsgaard | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2003 | Felix Gottwald | Austria | Nordic combined |
| 2003 | Ronny Ackermann | Germany | Nordic combined |
| 2004 | Yuliya Chepalova | Russia | Cross-country skiing |
| 2005 | Andrus Veerpalu | Estonia | Cross-country skiing |
| 2007 | Frode Estil | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2007 | Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2007 | Harald V | Norway | Royalty |
| 2007 | Queen Sonja | Norway | Royalty |
| 2007 | Simon Ammann | Switzerland | Ski jumping |
| 2010 | Marit Bjørgen | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2011 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen | Norway | Biathlon |
| 2011 | Michael Greis | Germany | Biathlon |
| 2011 | Andrea Henkel | Germany | Biathlon |
| 2011 | Janne Ahonen | Finland | Ski jumping |
| 2012 | Magdalena Neuner | Germany | Biathlon |
| 2012 | Emil Hegle Svendsen | Norway | Biathlon |
| 2013 | Tora Berger | Norway | Biathlon |
| 2013 | Martin Fourcade | France | Biathlon |
| 2013 | Therese Johaug | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2013 | Gregor Schlierenzauer | Austria | Ski jumping |
| 2014 | Magnus Moan | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 2014 | Eric Frenzel | Germany | Nordic combined |
| 2014 | Thomas Morgenstern | Austria | Ski jumping |
| 2014 | Darya Domracheva | Belarus | Biathlon |
| 2015 | Eldar Rønning | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2015 | Anders Bardal | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 2015 | Anette Sagen | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 2015 | Kamil Stoch | Poland | Ski jumping |
| 2016 | Noriaki Kasai | Japan | Ski jumping |
| 2016 | Tarjei Bø | Norway | Biathlon |
| 2017 | Marie Dorin Habert | France | Biathlon |
| 2017 | Sara Takanashi | Japan | Ski jumping |
| 2018 | Charlotte Kalla | Sweden | Cross-country skiing |
| 2018 | Princess Astrid | Norway | Royalty |
| 2018 | Hannu Manninen | Finland | Nordic combined |
| 2018 | Kaisa Mäkäräinen | Finland | Biathlon |
| 2021 | Maren Lundby | Norway | Ski jumping |
| 2021 | Johannes Thingnes Bø | Norway | Biathlon |
| 2021 | Dario Cologna | Switzerland | Cross-country skiing |
| 2021 | Johannes Rydzek | Germany | Nordic combined |
| 2022 | Tiril Eckhoff | Norway | Biathlon |
| 2022 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland | Norway | Biathlon |
| 2022 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2022 | Jørgen Graabak | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 2023 | Maiken Caspersen Falla | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2023 | Stefan Kraft | Austria | Ski jumping |
| 2024 | Jessie Diggins | United States | Cross-country skiing |
| 2024 | Simen Hegstad Krüger | Norway | Cross-country skiing |
| 2024 | Jarl Magnus Riiber | Norway | Nordic combined |
| 2025 | Iivo Niskanen | Finland | Cross-country skiing |
| 2025 | Peter Prevc | Slovenia | Ski jumping |
| 2025 | Akito Watabe | Japan | Nordic combined |
| 2025 | Dorothea Wierer | Italy | Biathlon |
| 2025 | Quentin Fillon Maillet | France | Biathlon |

## Gallery

* Lauritz Bergendahl, 1910
* Magne Myrmo (left) and Rauno Miettinen (right), 1972