Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has been awarded the "ANOC Award for Best Male Athlete of Sochi 2014" at the inaugural ANOC Gala Awards Dinner in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen was awarded the honour for making Olympic history in Sochi as the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time, winning 13 medals – eight gold – over the course of six Olympic Games.
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen said:
"ANOC – thank you firstly for a great evening and congratulations on your first ever Gala Awards Dinner. It has been a true celebration of all of all of the global talent that we have seen from athletes and National Olympic Committees over the past two Games and the atmosphere here tonight has been wonderful. I am truly honoured to be receiving this award. Sochi was a tremendously competitive Games and this is what made it so fantastic. As always, thank you to the Norwegian Olympic Committee for all that you do, and thanks again ANOC for honouring me with this prestigious award."
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