Arne Hoel (5 April 1927 – 10 September 2006) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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 three times (1948, 1951 and 1959). Because of his successes, Hoel was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1956 (shared with

Borghild Niskin Borghild Niskin (19 February 1924 – 18 January 2013) is a Nordic country located on ...) are the others.) She also finished fifth in the alpine combined event at the Alpine World Skiing Championships in 1956. References External links * ...

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 was ...

). He also finished sixth and eleventh in the individual large hill event at the

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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, fro ...

, respectively.

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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 {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub