Hans Olav Sørensen (born 16 November 1942, in
Selbu Municipality
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) is a
Norwegian former
ski jumper
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who competed from 1963 to 1966. He finished eighth in the individual normal hill event at the
1964 Winter Olympics
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in
Innsbruck
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.
Sørensen's best career finish was fifth in an individual normal hill event in
West Germany
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in 1963.
Sørensen held the ski jumping record at the Kløvstienbakken jump, at the Medal IL Ski Club, for two years, 1962-64
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Ski jumpers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Norwegian male ski jumpers
Olympic ski jumpers for Norway
Living people
1942 births
People from Selbu
Skiers from Trøndelag
20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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