Reidar Andersen

Ski jumping, Olympic athlete

1911 – 1991

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Who was Reidar Andersen?

Reidar Andersen was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1930s. He won a ski jumping bronze at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

In addition, he won ski jumping silver medals at the 1930, 1935, and 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Andersen won the Holmenkollen ski festival's men's ski jumping competition in 1936, 1937, and 1938, the only person to ever win this event three straight years. In 1938, Andersen shared the Holmenkollen medal with fellow Norwegian Johan R. Henriksen.

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Born
Apr 20, 1911
Died
Dec 15, 1991
Oslo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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