Reidar Andersen

Norwegian ski jumper

Reidar Andersen
Photo of Reidar Andersen in 1936
Country Norway
Born(1911-04-20)20 April 1911
Ringerike, Norway
Died15 December 1991(1991-12-15) (aged 80)
Oslo, Norway
Personal best99 m (325 ft)
Planica, King. of Yugoslavia
(15 March 1935)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Garmisch-Pa Individual LH
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1930 Oslo Individual LH
Silver medal – second place 1935 Vysoké Tatry Individual LH
Silver medal – second place 1937 Chamonix Individual LH

Reidar Andersen (20 April 1911 – 15 December 1991) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1930s.

Career

He won a ski jumping bronze at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In addition, he won ski jumping silver medals at the 1930, 1935, and 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

On 14 and 15 March 1935 he set a total of three world records (93, 98 and 99 metres) on Bloudkova velikanka hill in Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[1][2]

Andersen won the Holmenkollen ski festival's men's ski jumping competition in 1936, 1937, and 1938, the only person to ever win this event three straight years.

In 1938, Andersen shared the Holmenkollen medal with fellow Norwegian Johan R. Henriksen.

Ski jumping world records

Date Hill Location Metres Feet
14 March 1935   Bloudkova velikanka K106 Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia 93 305
15 March 1935   Bloudkova velikanka K106 Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia 98 322
15 March 1935   Bloudkova velikanka K106 Planica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia 99 325

References

  1. ^ "V Planici že dosegli 93 metrsko znamko (page 7)" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 15 March 1935.
  2. ^ "Andersen: 99 m (page 2)" (in Slovenian). Slovenec. 16 March 1935.

External links

  • Reidar Andersen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
  • Holmenkollen medalists – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
  • Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
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