Harald Smith (29 June 1879 – May 1977) was a

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who won the Holmenkollen medal in 1904.

Career

Smith was born in

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, a borough of the city of

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. After 1905 he moved to

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, and competed in the Italian Alps. In 1908, together with the Italian ski jumper

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, Smith designed the first ski jumping hill of Italy in

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, which was finished in 1909, and where he held a record of 43 metres. The hill was named ''Trampolino Campo Smith'' in honor of his success. He also kept the record of 45 metres on the Bolgenschanze in

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(1909).Roland Huntford
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Smith died in

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. His brother Trygve was also a notable ski jumper of his time.

Ski jumping world records

References

Holmenkollen medalists Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers 1879 births 1977 deaths Skiers from Oslo 20th-century Norwegian people {{Nordic-skiing-bio-stub