Otto Aasen
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| Born | 1 January 1894 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 1983 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||
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Otto Aasen (1 January 1894 – 20 October 1983) was a Norwegian Nordic skier.
He was born in Fåberg, but moved to Rjukan in 1916. He spent his working career at Norsk Hydro in Rjukan from 1916 to 1964.[1]
He won the Nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1917 and 1918.[1] For his Nordic combined victories, Aasen shared the Holmenkollen medal in 1919 with Thorleif Haug.[2] Aasen also competed in ski jumping, and won a silver medal in the individual large hill at the 1926 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.[3] He also competed in cross-country skiing on a national level.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 J.V. (28 October 1983). "Otto Aasen". Aftenposten.
- ↑ Holmenkollen medalists Archived 18 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Otto Aasen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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