Eirik Bye | |
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| Born | 19 September 1995 (age 29) |
| Education | Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Eirik Bye (born 19 September 1995 [1] ) is a visually impaired Paralympic Nordic skier who won medals for Norway at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. His guide was Arvid Nelson. [2]
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