Olaf Tandberg (7 July 1879 – 15 June 1932) was a Norwegian doctor and Nordic skier.

Olaf Tandberg
Country Norway
Born(1879-07-07)7 July 1879
Askim, Norway
Died15 June 1932(1932-06-15) (aged 52)
Lillehammer, Norway
Ski clubFrigg Ski Club
Lillehammer Ski Club
Personal best35.5 m (116 ft)
Bærum, Norway
(11 February 1900)

Career

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On 11 February 1900 he set the ski jumping world record distance 35.5 metres (116 ft) at Solbergbakken hill in Bærum, Norway.[1][2][3]

A year later he won the Nordic combined event at Holmenkollen and won the royal trophy. In later years he was a ski jumping judge in Holmenkollen between 1918 and 1930.

Ski jumping world record

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Set on the first ever official ski jumping competition.

Date Hill Location Metres Feet
11 February 1900   Solbergbakken Bærum, Norway 35.5 116

References

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  1. ^ "I Solbergbakken. Hoprekorder (page 2)". Aftenposten. 12 February 1900.
  2. ^ "Solbergrendet (page 3)" (in Norwegian). Asker og Bærum Budstikke. 14 February 1900.
  3. ^ Jakob Vaage, Tom Kristensen: Holmenkollen – Historien og resultatene. De norske Bokklubbene, Stabekk 1992. ISBN 82-525-1678-5 (s. 192-193, digitalisert av Nasjonalbiblioteket)
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