Christian J. Mohn (20 April 1926 – 31 December 2018) was a Norwegian ski jumper and sports official. His career highlights included a fourth place at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 took place during February 1–6, 1950 in Lake Placid, New York, United States and Rumford, Maine, United States. This was Lake Placid's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the 1 ...

, a second place 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 ...

in 1952, and 20th place at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 took place 13-21 February 1954 in Falun, Sweden. These were the first races where women competed with events in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay. It also saw the 18 km reduced to 15 km in men's cross-countr ...

. He represented

IL Heming Idrettslaget Heming is a Norwegian sports club from Slemdal, Oslo. It has sections for association football, Nordic skiing, alpine skiing, orienteering and tennis, previously also for bandy. General history It was founded on 25 May 1916, and ...

and also practised golf, yacht racing, tennis, bandy, and handball. Mohn served as president of the

Norwegian Ski Federation The Norwegian Ski Federation ( no, Norges Skiforbund) is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and is the national representative of the International Ski Federation. Founded on 21 February 1908, it covers the skiing disciplines of alpine, cross-country, ...

from 1978–80, and as chairman of the Friends of Ski Jumping. He died at the age of 92.Death announcement, ''Aftenposten'' 4 January 2019

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1926 births 2018 deaths Skiers from Oslo Norwegian male ski jumpers Norwegian sports executives and administrators Place of death missing {{Norway-sport-bio-stub