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'''Eigil Ramsfjell''' (born 17 March 1955 in [[Oslo]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Curling|curler]], world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him one of the pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]].<ref name=db-ol1998>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=44&sp=CUR "1998 Winter Olympics &ndash; Nagano, Japan &ndash; Curling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825195341/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=44&sp=CUR |date=2007-08-25 }} (Retrieved on March 15, 2008)</ref> He was skip on the gold winning team when curling was a [[Curling at the 1988 Winter Olympics|demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics]] in Calgary.<ref name=olympedia>{{cite web |title=Eigil Ramsfjell |website=olympedia.org |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/100334 |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>
'''Eigil Ramsfjell''' (born 17 March 1955 in [[Oslo]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Curling|curler]], world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him one of the pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]].<ref name=db-ol1998>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=44&sp=CUR "1998 Winter Olympics &ndash; Nagano, Japan &ndash; Curling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825195341/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=44&sp=CUR |date=25 August 2007 }} (Retrieved on 15 March 2008)</ref> He was skip on the gold winning team when curling was a [[Curling at the 1988 Winter Olympics|demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics]] in Calgary.<ref name=olympedia>{{cite web |title=Eigil Ramsfjell |website=olympedia.org |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/100334 |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>


Ramsfjell is a three-time world champion, and has also received silver and bronze medals at the world championships.
Ramsfjell is a three-time world champion, and has also received silver and bronze medals at the world championships. He was inducted into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame in 2014.


His son, [[Magnus Ramsfjell|Magnus]] followed in his footsteps, and is a former [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior]] bronze medalist; his daughter [[Maia Ramsfjell|Maia]] is also a curler, Norwegian champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curlingworldcup.com/news/upsets-triumphs-and-redemption-in-national-championships |title=Upsets, triumphs and redemption at national championships &#124; News |website=Curling World Cup |accessdate=2019-03-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331131206/https://www.curlingworldcup.com/news/upsets-triumphs-and-redemption-in-national-championships |archivedate=2019-03-31 }}</ref>
His son, [[Magnus Ramsfjell|Magnus]] followed in his footsteps, and is a former [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior]] bronze medalist; his daughter [[Maia Ramsfjell|Maia]] is also a curler, Norwegian champion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curlingworldcup.com/news/upsets-triumphs-and-redemption-in-national-championships |title=Upsets, triumphs and redemption at national championships &#124; News |website=Curling World Cup |accessdate=31 March 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331131206/https://www.curlingworldcup.com/news/upsets-triumphs-and-redemption-in-national-championships |archivedate=2019-03-31 }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:35, 27 January 2024

Eigil Ramsfjell
Curler
Born (1955-03-17) 17 March 1955 (age 69)
Oslo
Team
Curling clubSnarøen CC, Oslo
Curling career
Member Association Norway
World Championship
appearances		15 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996)
European Championship
appearances		11 (1979, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
Olympic
appearances		2 (1988, 1998)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men’s curling
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary (demonstration) Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Nagano Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Berne Team
Gold medal – first place 1984 Perth Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Lausanne Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Winnipeg Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moncton Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Regina Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Vancouver Team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Milwaukee Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Winnipeg Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Leukerbad Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Copenhagen Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Oberstdorf Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Perth Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Engelberg Team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Varese Team
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Grindelwald Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Lillehammer Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Grindelwald Team

Eigil Ramsfjell (born 17 March 1955 in Oslo) is a Norwegian curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him one of the pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[1] He was skip on the gold winning team when curling was a demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.[2]

Ramsfjell is a three-time world champion, and has also received silver and bronze medals at the world championships. He was inducted into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame in 2014.

His son, Magnus followed in his footsteps, and is a former World Junior bronze medalist; his daughter Maia is also a curler, Norwegian champion.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Curling" Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 15 March 2008)
  2. ^ "Eigil Ramsfjell". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Upsets, triumphs and redemption at national championships | News". Curling World Cup. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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