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Magnar Estenstad
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Magnar Estenstad is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the early 1950s. He won silver in the 4 by 10 km and a bronze in the 50 km at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. In addition, he won the 50 km event at the 1952 Holmenkollen ski festival. Because of those wins, Estenstad earned the Holmenkollen medal in 1953.
With all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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