Asle Strand

Asle Strand (29 September 1953 – 9 June 2000) was a Norwegian luger who competed in the mid-1970s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.

While recording a film of his methods in the Lyngen Alps in Troms, Norway, Strand was mortally wounded during a practice run and died several days later on 9 June 2000.

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