Halvor Heggtveit (March 16, 1907 in Leland, North Dakota, U.S. – January 18, 1996 in

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, Canada) of Norwegian stock and a resident of Canada since the age of five. He attended

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, Ontario from 1918 to 1923. He was a long time member of Ottawa Ski Club, including club director, captain of the Traffic Corps (ski safety - ca 1940s). Family owned "Heggtveit Sporting Goods", who were specialists in ski equipment and repairs. They were located at Albert & O'Connor in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Alpine Ski gold medalist at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games was his daughter.

Cross-Country Skiing Championships

In the winter of 1933-34, he made a clean sweep in the cross-country races with the championship of the Ottawa Ski Club, City of Ottawa, Province of Ontario, and the Dominion Championship. He attributed his successes to one thing: training, hard and constant training. Other highlights: * Ontario Championship, 11 Feb 1934, Caledon(near Toronto), Ontario, won the race in 1h. 27 min. 50 sec. * Quebec Championship, 18 Feb 1934, Shawbridge, Quebec, came first of 30 skiers with a time of 1.05.17; J. P. Taylor (2nd) 1.07.07; E. Laflamme (3rd) 1.10.13. * Champion Ski Runner of Canada, Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, 24-25 Feb 1934, covering the eleven mile course in 1.19.52; John Pringle Taylor was only 24 seconds behind (1.20.16);

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(St. Pat's) came third, in 1.22.43.

Olympics

He qualified to represent Canada in 18km Cross-Country Skiing at the

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in Lake Placid, New York, USA. Family and business obligations precluded his participation.

Other Sports

Rifle Shooting - Dominion of Canada Marksman - Gold and Silver pins. Interestingly, Halvor was a junior classmate of Desmond Burke, who in 1924 at age 19 became the youngest winner of the King’s Prize. He was a long time member of the Ottawa New Edinburgh Canoe Club (1931-1993).

Honours

Ottawa Recreational Association Sports Hall of Fame - 1978 Sportsman of the Year He was inducted into the

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Athletic Wall of Fame in 2018. Alere Flammam, Lisgar Alumni Association Newsletter, Winter 2018

References

External links

Ottawa Ski Club newsletters on the Gatineau Valley History Society
1907 births 1996 deaths Canadian male cross-country skiers Sportspeople from North Dakota Lisgar Collegiate Institute alumni American emigrants to Canada {{Canada-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub