Name Reidar Andersen | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Died December 15, 1991, Oslo, Norway Olympic medals Ski Jumping at the 1936 Winter Olympics - Large Hill | ||
Reidar Andersen (20 April 1911 – 15 December 1991) was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1930s. 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.
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.
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