Harald Smith

Norwegian Nordic combined skier
Harald Smith
H. Smith at Montgenèvre in 1907
Country Norway
Born(1879-06-29)29 June 1879
Østre Aker, Oslo, Norway
DiedMay 1977(1977-05-00) (aged 97)
Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Personal best45 m (148 ft)
Davos, Switzerland
(28 February 1909)

Harald Smith (29 June 1879 – May 1977) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who won the Holmenkollen medal in 1904.[1]

Career

Smith was born in Østre Aker, a borough of the city of Oslo. After 1905 he moved to Sauze d'Oulx, Italy, and competed in the Italian Alps.[2] In 1908, together with the Italian ski jumper Paolo Kind, Smith designed the first ski jumping hill of Italy in Bardonecchia, which was finished in 1909, and where he held a record of 43 metres. The hill was named Trampolino Campo Smith in honor of his success.[3] He also kept the record of 45 metres on the Bolgenschanze in Davos (1909).[4]

Smith died in Bad Ragaz. His brother Trygve was also a notable ski jumper of his time.

Ski jumping world records

Date Hill Location Metres Feet
1909   Trampolino Campo Smith Bardonecchia, Kingdom of Italy 43 141
28 February 1909   Bolgenschanze Davos, Switzerland 45 148

References

  1. ^ Holmenkollen medalists Archived 2007-02-24 at the Wayback Machine - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing, p. 247.
  3. ^ Bardonecchia (in Italian)
  4. ^ Roland Huntford: Weltrekordentwicklung Skispringen/Skifliegen (in German)
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