Torbjørn Falkanger (8 October 1927 in

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– 16 July 2013) was a Norwegian

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 fin ...

who was active in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Falkanger earned a silver medal at the

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ski jumping 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 final ...

and also won the

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ski jumping competition twice (1949 and 1950). For his ski jumping efforts, Falkanger was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1952 (Shared with Stein Eriksen, Heikki Hasu and

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.) Falkanger also took the

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at the 1952 games in

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. His career ended a few months ahead of the

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, due to a fall in the ski jumping hill.

References

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IOC 1952 Winter OlympicsHolmenkollen medalists
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Holmenkollen winners since 1892
- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file 1927 births 2013 deaths Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Norwegian male ski jumpers Olympic ski jumpers for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in ski jumping Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Oath takers at the Olympic Games Skiers from Trondheim 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub