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'''Anders Haugen''' (October 24, 1888 – April 14, 1984) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[ski jumper]] who competed in the [[1924 Winter Olympics]] in [[Chamonix]]. |
'''Anders Haugen''' (October 24, 1888 – April 14, 1984) was an [[United States of America|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]]. |
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Anders Haugen was the first American to win an Olympic medal for [[ski jumping]].<ref> [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/anders-haugen-1.html ''Anders Haugen'' (Sports Reference LLC)]</ref> |
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Anders Olsen Haugen was born in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. Anders Haugen and his brother Lars emigrated to the [[United States]] in 1908 and built a ski jumping hill in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], in order to open ski jumping to the public of the area. Between 1910 and 1920, the Haugen brothers won the U.S. National Championships eleven times. In 1919 and 1920, Anders Haugen set the World record ski jumping distances of 213 ft (64.92m) and 214 ft (65.23m), respectively. He was Captain of the first US skiing team at the [[1924 Winter Olympics]]. |
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Born in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]], Haugen emigrated to the [[United States]] in 1908 where he settled in [[Dillon, Colorado]]. He died in [[San Bernardino, California]]. |
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Haugen had won the 1924 Olympic [[ski jumping]] bronze medal in the individual large hill, though he was not awarded the medal due to a scoring error. In 1974, at the 50th reunion of the 1924 Norwegian team, Norwegian sports historian [[Jacob Vaage]] was going over the results when he noticed an error. The bronze medal had been awarded to Norwegian skier [[Thorleif Haug]], who also won three gold medals in the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix. On 12 September 1974, Anders Haugen came to Norway as a 86-year-old and was given the bronze medal by Anna Maria Magnussen, Thorleif Haug's youngest daughter. <ref>[http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Thorleif_Haug/utdypning ''Thorleif Haug'' (Store norske leksikon)]</ref><ref>[http://www.skisprungschanzen.com/e_index.htm?/_imvisier/ime_andershaugen.htm ''Anders Haugen’s belated bronze medal'' (Ski Jumping Hill Archive)]</ref> |
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In 1919 and 1920, he set the World record ski jumping distances of 213 ft (64.92m) and 214 ft (65.23m), respectively. As Captain of the first US skiing team at the [[1924 Winter Olympics]], he won the first Olympic [[ski jumping]] bronze medal in the individual large hill, though he was not awarded the medal until 1974 due to a scoring error. Haugen competed also in the [[1928 Winter Olympics]] in [[St. Moritz]]. |
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| ⚫ | In 1929, Haugen and his brother Lars moved to the [[Lake Tahoe]] area in [[California]], where he developed the Lake Tahoe Ski Club. Up until his 70's, he directed the junior skiing program at the ski club. Haugen was elected to the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1978. He died in [[San Bernardino, California]] in 1984.<ref>[http://www.coloradoskihalloffame.com/images_bio_htm_files/Anders_Haugen.htm ''Anders Haugen'' (Colorado Ski Hall of Fame profile)]</ref> |
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*[http://www.coloradoskihalloffame.com/images_bio_htm_files/Anders_Haugen.htm Colorado Ski Hall of Fame profile] |
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Anders Haugen (October 24, 1888 – April 14, 1984) was an 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 American to win an Olympic medal for ski jumping.[1]
Anders Olsen Haugen was born in Oslo, Norway. Anders Haugen and his brother Lars emigrated to the United States in 1908 and built a ski jumping hill in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in order to open ski jumping to the public of the area. Between 1910 and 1920, the Haugen brothers won the U.S. National Championships eleven times. In 1919 and 1920, Anders Haugen set the World record ski jumping distances of 213 ft (64.92m) and 214 ft (65.23m), respectively. He was Captain of the first US skiing team at the 1924 Winter Olympics.
Haugen had won the 1924 Olympic ski jumping bronze medal in the individual large hill, though he was not awarded the medal due to a scoring error. In 1974, at the 50th reunion of the 1924 Norwegian team, Norwegian sports historian Jacob Vaage was going over the results when he noticed an error. The bronze medal had been awarded to Norwegian skier Thorleif Haug, who also won three gold medals in the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix. On 12 September 1974, Anders Haugen came to Norway as a 86-year-old and was given the bronze medal by Anna Maria Magnussen, Thorleif Haug's youngest daughter. [2][3]
In 1929, Haugen and his brother Lars moved to the Lake Tahoe area in California, where he developed the Lake Tahoe Ski Club. Up until his 70's, he directed the junior skiing program at the ski club. Haugen was elected to the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1978. He died in San Bernardino, California in 1984.[4]
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