Aage Myhrvold

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAage•Myhrvold
Used nameAage•Myhrvold
Born29 September 1918 in Oslo, Oslo (NOR)
Died16 June 1987 in Oslo, Oslo (NOR)
AffiliationsHero, Oslo
NOC Norway

Biography

Aage Myhrvold was in the resistance during World War II. The French underground asked him to help smuggle scientists and Jews out of Germany by training them to ride bikes and putting them on his training rides in the Pyrenees and leading them to safety. Myhrvold was eventually captured only to escape by jumping from a train.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) NOR Aage Myhrvold
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNF
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Norway DNF