Anders Haugen
Anders Olsen Haugen (October 24, 1888 – April 14, 1984) was a Norwegian-American ski jumper who won four national ski jumping championships. He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Anders Haugen was the first and, as of 2022, only American to win an Olympic medal for ski jumping.
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Anders Haugen | ||||||||||||
| Country | United States | |||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1888 Bø, Telemark, Sweden-Norway | |||||||||||
| Died | 14 April 1984 (aged 95) Yucaipa, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Personal best | 65.2 m (214 ft) Dillon, Colorado, US (29 February 1920) | |||||||||||
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