The Egebergs Ærespris ("Honorary Prize of Egeberg") is a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigrestad. History In 1917 a donation of was given by Cabinet Chamberlain Ferdinand Julian Egeberg to the sports association Norges Riksforbund for Idræt. His donation was basis for the sports prize Kabinetskammerherre Egebergs ærespris for alsidig idrett. The statutes for the award were agreed on 10 February 1920. The basic capital was not to be touched, while the fund's interests should be used for a prize given to a sportsperson who, during the last two years, had excelled in one sport and also showed eminent performances in another, completely different sport. The prize is a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigrestad, who won the design competition. The prize was regarded the highest achievement in Norwegian sport at the time. The statutes have changed slightly over the years. Today the prize is awarded by the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, and given to Norwegian sports people who have excelled nationally in at least two sports, and excelled internationally in at least one of these. The first awardee was skier and football player Gunnar Andersen, who received the prize for 1918. The first female recipient was Laila Schou Nilsen, who received the prize for 1936 for her achievements in skiing, speed-skating and tennis. In 1983 Cato Zahl Pedersen received the prize (for 1981) for disabled sports. Award winners The award has been given to the following athletes: 1918 Gunnar Andersen - football and ski jumping 1919 Helge Løvland - track and field and gymnastics 1921 Harald Strøm - speed skating and football 1922 Ole Reistad - cross-country skiing and track and field 1926 Johan Støa - cross-country skiing and track and field 1928 Bernt Evensen - speed skating and cycling 1929 Armand Carlsen - speed skating and cycling 1929 Reidar Jørgensen - cross-country skiing and track and field 1931 Fritjof Bergheim - gymnastics and track and field 1934 Otto Berg - gymnastics and track and field 1935 Bjarne Bryntesen - cross-country skiing and track and field 1936 Laila Schou Nilsen - cross-country skiing, speed skating and tennis 1937 Johan Haanes - tennis and cross-country skiing 1938 Henry Johansen - cross-country skiing and football 1939 Arne Larsen - cross-country