Arne Hoel (5 April 1927 – 10 September 2006) was a
Norwegian
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ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...
who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He won the ski jumping event at the
Holmenkollen ski festival
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic.
History
It takes place in March ...
three times (1948, 1951 and 1959). Because of his successes, Hoel was awarded the
Holmenkollen medal in 1956 (shared with
and
Arnfinn Bergmann
Arnfinn Bergmann (14 October 1928 – 13 February 2011) was a ski jumper from Norway. He won the individual large hill event at the 1952 Olympics and 1952 Holmenkollen ski festival and placed third at the 1950 World Championships. In 1956 he wa ...
). He also finished sixth and eleventh in the individual large hill event at the
1952
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and
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...
, respectively.
References
External links
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* – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
* – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Ski jumpers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Holmenkollen medalists
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Norwegian male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers of Norway
2006 deaths
1927 births
20th-century Norwegian people
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