Petter Hugsted (11 July 1921 – 19 May 2000) 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 won the gold medal in the individual large hill event at the 1948 Olympics. Hugsted won junior competition at the

Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ...

in 1940. His career was impeded during

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, when he was held in the

Grini concentration camp '', '' no, Grini fangeleir'', location=Bærum, Viken, Norway, location map=Viken#Norway, built by=Norway, original use=Constructed as a women's prison, operated by=Nazi Germany, notable inmates= List of Grini prisoners, liberated by=Harry Söderm ...

during the

German occupation of Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...

. After the war he placed third at the Holmenkollen in 1947 and 1948, in the senior category. He won the ski jumping competition at

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in 1947 and the Open U.S. Championships in Salt Lake City in 1949. He retired in 1951 after finishing 13th at Holmenkollen. Besides skiing Hugsted played association football for the national B-team. He lived his whole life in Kongsberg, and devoted much energy to the creation and curatorship of the

Kongsberg Skiing Museum Kongsberg Skiing Museum ( no, Kongsberg Skimuseum) is a museum of skiing, located at Kongsberg in Viken county, Norway. It was initially created by two Olympic champion ski jumpers, Birger Ruud and Petter Hugsted. The museum focuses on ''the ...

, together with his friend and fellow ski jumper

Birger Ruud Birger Ruud (23 August 1911 – 13 June 1998) was a Norwegian ski jumper and alpine skier. Career Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s, winning three world cham ...

.Petter Hugsted
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* 1921 births 2000 deaths Norwegian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers of Norway Olympic gold medalists for Norway Norwegian footballers Ski jumpers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Grini concentration camp survivors Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics Kongsberg IF ski jumpers People from Kongsberg Association footballers not categorized by position Sportspeople from Viken (county) 20th-century Norwegian people {{Norway-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub