Lars Høgvold (11 September 1888 – 31 December 1963) 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 ...

. He was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1916 and finished 6th at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1926 took place between February 4–6, 1926 in Lahti, Finland. Men's cross country 30 km February 4, 1926 18 km was replaced by 30 km, but returned the following year. 30 km would not r ...

. He was born in

Løten Løten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Løten. Other villages in the municipality include Ådalsbruk, He ...

and competed for Løiten SF, Furnes SF and

Lillehammer SK Lillehammer Skiklub is a Norwegian skiing ( Nordic and alpine) club from Lillehammer, Norway. It was founded in 1883. It is best known for arranging Birkebeinerrennet together with Rena IL. It has been represented by several able sportspeople, s ...

. He was a board member for 25 years in Lillehammer SK, 4 years in Gudbrandsdal District of Skiing and 10 years in the

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References

Holmenkollen medalists
- click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file 1888 births 1963 deaths People from Løten Holmenkollen medalists Norwegian male Nordic combined skiers Norwegian male ski jumpers Norwegian sports executives and administrators {{Norway-skijumping-bio-stub