Øistein Saksvik, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Øistein Saksvik

Norwegian long distance runner

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1925

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1998

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Øistein Saksvik (7 January 1925 – 10 November 1998) was a Norwegian long-distance runner.
He specialized in the 5,000-metre and the 10,000-metre runs, as well as in cross-country running.
At the 1952 Olympic Games, he competed in the 5,000-meter run.
Saksvik became the Norwegian champion twenty times, a national record.
In addition, he captured three Norwegian records in long-distance running from Martin Stokken, and held onto them for some years each.
In the late-1950s, Saksvik's dominance in Norwegian long-distance running was eclipsed by Tor Torgersen and fellow Ranheim club member Ernst "Kruska" Larsen, later Thor Helland.