Jonas Holmen (8 August 1868 – 17 December 1953) was a
Norwegian
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*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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Nordic skier
Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel. Re ...
.
He was born in
Aker
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Places
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, and was a member of
Bærums SK. He won the King's Cup in the
Husebyrennet
Husebyrennet was a ski jumping competition which was held in Ullern, Oslo, Norway. These yearly competitions, held from 1879 to 1891, were a precursor to the Holmenkollen event. Starting in January 1892, this competition relocated to the Holme ...
race of 1891,
and won the
Holmenkollrennet race in 1894. He was awarded the
Holmenkollen medal in 1905. He worked as a farmer.
References
1868 births
1953 deaths
Holmenkollen medalists
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Sportspeople from Bærum
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