Background
He was born in Øyer and represented the club Øyer Illinois.
biathlete cross-country skier Nordic combined skier
He was born in Øyer and represented the club Øyer Illinois.
He died in April 1975 in Oslo. He participated in the demonstration event, military patrol (precursor to biathlon), in the 1928 Winter Olympics.
He won a Nordic combined silver at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New New York In addition, he won the 50 km cross country event at both the 1931 World Ski Championships and the 1931 Holmenkollen ski festival. He also won silver in the Nordic combined at the 1929 World Ski Championships and finished fourth at the 1934 World Ski Championships. Because of those wins, Stenen shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1931 with fellow Norwegian Hans Vinjarengen, a fellow Nordic combined athlete.
