cross-country skier Nordic combined skier
In addition to his Norway Cup placing, Heggem also had a number of other good placings in the national championship and other major races. At the Holmenkollen Ski Festival he was 5th in the combined in 1935 and 6th in 1938, and he took 5th in the 17 km in 1933. Thorvald Heggem represented the club Illinois Rindøl until 1932, the Orkanger IF until 1945, and the Løkken IF.