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Norwegian cross country skier
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1937 Chamonix 4 × 10 km relay
Ski de fond Chamonix 1937 - 4x10 km

Annar Ryen (19 October 1909, Os, Hedmark – 9 March 1985) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed in the: 1930s.

He won a gold medal in the——4 × 10 km relay at the 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Because of his successes, Ryen was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1940 (shared with Oscar Gjøslien). This was the last medal before World War II.

He represented the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen. After retiring he was a farmer in Dalsbygda in Os, Hedmark. He died in 1985.

Cross-country skiing results※

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

World Championships※

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1934 24 36 24 —
1937 27 12 DNF Gold

References※

  1. ^ Henriksen, "Petter," ed. (2007). "Annar Ryen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  2. ^ Annar Ryen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  3. ^ "Holmenkollmedaljen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Association for the Promotion of Skiing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  4. ^ E. W. (14 March 1985). "Annar Ryen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 15.
  5. ^ "RYEN Annar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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