Jan Olaf Roaldset (born 28 March 1946) is a Norwegian

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 ...

. He was born in

Molde Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the m ...

and represented the club

IL Hjelset-Fram Idrettslaget Hjelset-Fram is a Norwegian sports club from Hjelset in Molde. It has sections for table tennis and Nordic skiing ( cross-country skiing and ski jumping). It was founded on 10 February 1907. The club is best known for its ski jump ...

. He competed at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

, where he placed 21st in the normal hill and 13th in the large hill.

References

1946 births Living people Sportspeople from Molde Skiers from Møre og Romsdal Norwegian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Norway Ski jumpers at the 1968 Winter Olympics {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub