Olav Hansson

Ski jumping, Athlete

1957 –

50

Who is Olav Hansson?

Olav Hansson is a Norwegian ski jumper from Vestre Aker in Oslo who competed from 1982 to 1987. At the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, he won a gold medal in the team large hill and a silver medal in the individual large hill.

Hansson was known as "Stilhopperen fra Røa", and always jumped in a full white jumping suit. He finished second a total of seven other times in his individual career at various hills between 1982 and 1987.

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Born
Jul 23, 1957
Nationality
  • Norway

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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