Ola Berger

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Ola Berger
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1979-03-15) 15 March 1979 (age 44)
Trondheim, Norway
Ski club Byåsen IL
World Cup career
Seasons1 – (2004)
Indiv. podiums0
Indiv. starts2
Team starts0
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0

Ola Berger (born 15 March 1979) is a Norwegian ski mountaineer and cross-country skier.

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Berger was born in Trondheim. He started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in 2006. He studied at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is related to the orienteer and ski mountaineer Mari Fasting. [1]

Between 2004 and 2011 Berger won the Vértex Vinter solo event six times and the duo event twice.

Selected results

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age 
OverallDistanceSprint
2004 25NCNC

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References

  1. Personal information of Mari Fasting, Facebook
  2. 5. ISMF World Championships - relays men (AD) Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine , www.skimounaineering.org
  3. "BERGER Ola". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2020.