Johan Sætre (born 5 January 1952) is a Norwegian former
ski jumper.
Career
An active ski jumper in the 1970s and 1980s, he won ten Norwegian ski jumping championships (Normal hill: 1974–1977, 1979, and 1980; Large hill: 1976, 1977, 1980, and 1982). He is the most-winning ski jumper of all time in the Norwegian Championships, but individual success eluded him in major international championships. At the
1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
, Sætre won a gold in the team large hill competition. His best finish in an Olympic or World Cup competition was a win in 1981 at
Gstaad
Gstaad ( ; ) is a town in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Saanen and is known as a major ski resort and a popular destination amongst high society and the internati ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
Sætre earned the
Holmenkollen medal in 1981.
World Cup
Standings
Wins
External links
*
Holmenkollen medalists- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
1952 births
Holmenkollen medalists
Living people
Norwegian male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers of Norway
Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Ski jumpers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
People from Trysil
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping
Sportspeople from Innlandet
20th-century Norwegian people
{{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub