Olaf Hoffsbakken
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Medal record | ||
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Men's nordic skiing | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Nordic combined | |
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Cross country 4 x 10 km | |
World Championships | ||
1938 Lahti | Nordic combined | |
1935 Vysoké Tatry | Cross country 4 x 10 km | |
1935 Vysoké Tatry | Cross country 18 km |
Olaf Hoffsbakken (September 2, 1908 – November 23, 1986) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in both the Nordic combined and the 4 x 10 km.
In addition, he won a complete set of medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. This included a gold in the Nordic combined (1938), a silver in the 4 x 10 km (1935), and a bronze in the 18 km (1935).
Hoffsbakken won the Holmenkollen ski festival's Nordic combined event twice (1936 and 1939). In 1937, he shared the Holmenkollen medal with fellow Norwegians Birger Ruud and Martin P. Vangsli.
References
- Olaf Hoffsbakken at the International Ski Federation. cross country skiing
- Olaf Hoffsbakken at the International Ski Federation. Nordic combined
- Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
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